Costa Rica: 1100-1200m on north slope Volcan Barba, Penas Blancas Valley east of Monteverde. Panama: 500-1000m, Bocas del Toro area.
This species inhabits mature wet forest habitats, where it occurs in leaf litter on the forest floor. I know it only from Winkler samples of sifted litter.
Found most commonly in these habitats: 23 times found in montane wet forest, 14 times found in mature wet forest, 4 times found in wet forest, 1 times found in cloud forest, 1 times found in Primary wet forest, 1 times found in moist forest, lower Bajo Tigre trail, 1 times found in premontane rainforest, 1 times found in second growth forest, 1 times found in tropical wet forest
Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 14 times miniWinkler, 14 times Mini Winkler, 8 times Winkler, 9 times Berlese, 3 times search
Elevations: collected from 160 - 1400 meters, 863 meters average