Octostruma ascrobicula

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Identification
Longino (2013) - Antennal scrobe very shallow, not distinctly margined; face with arcuate carina; frontal carinae extending back and joining termini of facial arc (in Octostruma convallis, Octostruma convallisur, and Octostruma limbifrons, frontal carinae and facial arc do not join, the termini of the facial arc extend laterally beyond the termini of the frontal carinae); facial arc weak, semicircular, frontal carinae short, joining facial arc at level of compound eye (facial arc strong, less semicircular, frontal carinae longer, joining facial arc posterior to compound eye in Octostruma ascrobis); mesonotal foveolation extending onto dorsal pronotum, weakening anteriorly (mesonotum foveolate, pronotum contrastingly smooth and shining with sparse puncta in O. ascrobis); HW 0.42 (0.46–0.51 in O. ascrobis).

Distribution
This taxon was described, and is only known, from Ecuador.

Nomenclature

 *  ascrobicula. Octostruma ascrobicula Longino, 2013: 17, figs. 6F, 16, 45 (w.) ECUADOR.

Worker
HW 0.42, HL 0.41, WL 0.42, CI 103 (n=1). Differing from Octostruma ascrobis in the characters of the Diagnosis (see the identification section of this webpage); similar to O. ascrobis in most other respects (see complete description of A. ascrobis).

Type Material
Holotype worker: ECUADOR, Manabí: 78 km NE Chone [-0.363 -79.739 ±10km], 450 m, 9 Jun 1976, forest, ex sifted leaf litter (S. & J. Peck, B345), unique specimen identifier MCZ-ENT00511413.

Etymology
The name refers to being a small version of Octostruma ascrobis. It is a noun in apposition and thus invariant.