Rhopalothrix megisthmica

This species occurs in cloud forest habitats, from 1400–2000m elevation. All specimens are from Winkler or Berlese samples of sifted leaf litter. It is sympatric with Rhopalothrix isthmica at the type locality and with Rhopalothrix triumphalis on the slopes of Volcán Tacaná in Chiapas. At the type locality it was moderately abundant, occurring in 24 of 100 miniWinkler samples.

Distribution
This taxon was described from Guatemala. It also occurs in Mexico.

Nomenclature

 *  megisthmica. Rhopalothrix megisthmica Longino & Boudinot, 2013: 313, figs. 1B, 2C, 3F, 9, 16 (w.) GUATEMALA.