Eurhopalothrix pilulifera

This is a very rare species, known from 5 specimens from 5 widely-spaced localities. Collections have been in dry forest or second-growth wet forest habitats, all from Berlese or Winkler samples of forest floor litter and rotten wood.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico.

Nomenclature

 *  pilulifera. Eurhopalothrix pilulifera Brown & Kempf, 1960: 208, fig. 38 (w.q.) MEXICO.

Additional References

 * 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.