Eurhopalothrix bolaui

Longino (2013): This species is more likely to be found in second growth wet forest habitats than primary forest. It is a lowland species, occurring from sea level to 800 m elevation in Central America. One examined queen from Venezuela was found at 1350 m, in montane forest. Most specimens are from Winkler and Berlese samples of sifted litter and rotten wood from the forest floor. However, on multiple instances workers and in one case a dealate queen have been found by searching beneath loose bark of rotten wood.

Distribution
This taxon was described from Suriname. It occurs from Guatemala to Amazonian Brazil (Longino, 2013).

Nomenclature

 *  bolaui. Rhopalothrix bolaui Mayr, 1870a: 415 (footnote) (q.) SURINAM. Combination in Eurhopalothrix: Brown & Kempf, 1960: 210. Senior synonym of amoena: Brown & Kempf, 1960: 210.
 * amoena. Rhopalothrix (Rhopalothrix) amoena Mann, 1922: 39 (w.q.) HONDURAS. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1960b: 25 (l.). Junior synonym of bolaui: Brown & Kempf, 1960: 210.

Type Material


A worker and queen (probable nestmates) from Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, are considerably smaller than other Central American material. A queen from Venezuela is larger, darker, and with more roughened face sculpture compared to Central American queens (Longino, 2013).

Additional References

 * [[Media:Brown Kempf 1960 Eurhopalothrix.pdf|Brown, W. L., Jr.; Kempf, W. W. 1961 [1960]. The type species of the ant genus Eurhopalothrix. Psyche (Camb.) 67: 44]]
 * Longino, J.T. 2013. A review of the Central American and Caribbean species of the ant genus Eurhopalothrix Brown and Kempf, 1961 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with a key to New World species. Zootaxa 3693, 101–151.