Species: Probolomyrmex guanacastensis

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)

Distribution:

Costa Rica.

Biology:

Natural History:

This species is known from a single collection from Costa Rica, comprising a worker and an ergatoid queen, and described as a new species by O'Keefe and Agosti (1997). The habitat was riparian forest in a region of tropical dry forest vegetation. The specimens were obtained from sifted leaf litter from the forest floor.

This was the first record of an ergatoid queen in the genus.

Taylor (1965) observed a captive colony of P. boliviensis; his observations, which may be applicable to other species in the genus, are available on the boliviensis page.

References:

O'Keefe, S. T., and D. Agosti. 1997. A new species of Probolomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Guanacaste, Costa Rica. J. New York Ent. Soc. 105:190-192.

Taylor, R. W. 1965. A monographic revision of the rare tropicopolitan ant genus Probolomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Trans. R. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 117:345-365.

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Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in riparian forest, 1 times found in Riparian

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 1 times Berlese litter, 1 times Berlese

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