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Stenamma expolitum

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Stenamma expolitum
S. expolitum worker from Costa Rica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Stenamma
Species:
S. expolitum
Binomial name
Stenamma expolitum

Stenamma expolitum is a species of ant native to the wet forests of Costa Rica at elevations of 800 metres (2,600 ft).[1]

Description

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The species have black legs and a dorsal face which have a transverse rugae. It propodeum is identical in brightness to promesonotum.[1]

Habitat

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The species is found on clay banks, along the streams, and on hillsides.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Stenamma expolitum M. R. Smith, 1962". Retrieved October 12, 2013.
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