Nylanderia austroccidua

Nests are frequently found under stones. It is suspected that N. austroccidua follows the reproductive flight schedule of other Nearctic species (Trager, 1984). They are commonly found in moist, mountainous regions of the southwest United States, frequently in forests dominated by oak, maple, and pine. However, there are also collections in arid central Mexico and Texas (fig. 206). This species apparently has the most southern distribution of any native Nearctic Nylanderia species, being known to occur as far south as Costa Rica, where it is a cloud forest inhabitant (Longino, 2010) (Kallal & LaPolla, 2012).

Distribution
This taxon was described from U.S.A.

Nomenclature

 *  austroccidua. Paratrechina austroccidua Trager, 1984b: 113, fig. 17, 20 (w.q.m.) U.S.A. Combination in Nylanderia: LaPolla, Brady & Shattuck, 2010a: 127.

Additional References

 * Kallal, R.J. & LaPolla, J.S. 2012. Monograph of Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the World, Part II: Nylanderia in the Nearctic. Zootaxa 3508, 1-64.