Nylanderia metacista

The type material was collected from a nest under the bark of a rotting, fallen tree in cloud forest. Other specimens were found in humid forest leaf-litter and in the soil of a transitional forest.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Dominican Republic.

Nomenclature

 *  metacista. Nylanderia metacista LaPolla & Kallal, 2019: 422, figs. 43-51 (w.q.m.) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * LaPolla J. S., and R. J. Kallal. 2019. Nylanderia of the World Part III: Nylanderia in the West Indies. Zootaxa 4658: 401-451.