Overview

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Biology

Natural History:

In Costa Rica, this species is known from a single specimen, from La Selva Biological Station (SSE 700), in a berlese sample of litter and soil from the forest floor. A Brazilian species, Thaumatomyrmex mutilatus, is a specialist predator of polyxenid millipedes (Brandao et al. 1991), and thus atrox may be as well.

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Distribution

Distribution

Costa Rica, Panama, Guyana (type locality), Trinidad, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia (Kempf 1975, Longino 1988). Costa Rica: La Selva Biological Station.

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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Thaumatomyrmex atrox

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1

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