Eurhopalothrix ortizae

In the Monteverde cloud forest, specimens from ecotonal areas on the Pacific slope appear to intergrade with Eurhopalothrix schmidti. Intermediate specimens occur at the transition zones between the heavily moss-laden cloud forest and the less-mossy moist forest of the Monteverde community area. Intermediate specimens have the head and mesosoma the same as E. ortizae, but the first gastral tergite has the erect setae shorter and more broadened apically (more strongly clavate) and the puncta are larger and more closely spaced, giving the surface a more dull appearance, more like E. schmidti.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Costa Rica.

Nomenclature

 *  ortizae. Eurhopalothrix ortizae Longino, 2013: 130, figs. 2C, 14B, 25, 26, 36 (w.q.) COSTA RICA.