Octostruma stenoscapa Palacio
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3699.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6160213 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F0A59E89-5E2B-B347-E37E-BB83514097DE |
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Donat |
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Octostruma stenoscapa Palacio |
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Octostruma stenoscapa Palacio , 1997
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Octostruma stenoscapa Palacio 1997: 414, figs. 2D-F. Holotype worker: Colombia, Meta: Parque Nacional Natural La Macarena, La Curia, 580 m, 1987 (L. Schneider) [ICN, ICN-MHN-HY-3580] (not examined).
Geographic range. Panama, Colombia, Ecuador.
Description. Worker. Supplemental measurements to those reported in Palacio (1997): HW 0.50-0.56, HL 0.52-0.58, WL 0.59-0.69, CI 95-100 (n=4).
Biology. This species is now known from a range of habitats from central Panama to Ecuador. It has been collected in lowland rainforest, second growth forest, and cloud forest. Elevations range from near sea level to 1600 m.
Comments. This highly distinctive species has mandibles like Basiceros , unlike any other Octostruma species.
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