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Distribution Notes:

Southern Mexico, Guatemala.

Biology:

Occurs in mature cloud forest; found in Winkler samples of sifted leaf litter and rotten wood.

Identification:

Differing from S. timicala in the following characters: the face has only one pair of erect setae (only the pair near the vertex margin, missing the anterior pair), the mesonotal setae are weakly clavate (not flagellate), and the metanotal groove is impressed. Otherwise the habitus is very like forms of S. timicala.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in cloud forest, 1 times found in cloud forest litter, 1 times found in oak, pine, Liquidambar forest, 1 times found in Guamil, 1 times found in riparian bottomland oak.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 3 times forest litter, 3 times ex sifted leaf litter.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 3 times Berlese, 3 times Winkler.

Elevations: collected from 1230 - 1689 meters, 1578 meters average

Type specimens:

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