Simopelta vieirai

The foragers of the type series formed a column on the forest floor. One worker was extracted from ridge top leaf litter.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Ecuador.

Habitat
High elevation montane cloud forest at 1350 - 2000 m.

Castes
Known only from the worker caste.

Nomenclature

 *  vieirai. Simopelta vieirai Mackay & Mackay, 2008: 323, figs. 13, 60-62 (w.) ECUADOR.