Species: Platythyrea prizo   Kugler, 1977 

Current Valid Name:

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2023)

Distribution:

Distribution Notes:

Costa Rica (La Selva Biological Station).

References:

Brown, W. L., Jr. 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search, Agriculture, Cornell University 5:1-116.

Kugler, C. 1977 ("1976"). A new species of Platythyrea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Costa Rica. Psyche (Camb.) 83:216-221.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 2 times found in wet forest, 7 times found in rainforest, 3 times found in 2º wet forest, 1 times found in epiphytic root mat, 3 times found in mesophil forest, 3 times found in tropical rainforest, 2 times found in lowland wet forest, 2 times found in montane wet forest, 1 times found in mesophyll forest, 1 times found in ridgetop cloud forest, isolated peak with oak trees, ...

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 24 times Malaise trap, 1 times epiphytic root mat, 2 times flight intercept trap, 1 times in Malaise trap, 1 times epiphytic garden root duff, 1 times at bait, 1 times alates.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 25 times Malaise, 2 times Berlese, 2 times flight intercept trap, 1 times Malaise trap, 1 times search, 1 times Baiting.

Elevations: collected from 40 - 1495 meters, 408 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1973-03-05 00:00:00.0 and 2016-05-29 00:00:00.0

Type specimens: Holotype: fmnhins0000050334; Paratype: fmnhins0000050335, fmnhins0000050336, fmnhins0000050337, fmnhins0000050338; paratype of Platythyrea prizo: casent0900576