Eurhopalothrix floridana

Brown & Kempf, 1960

Eurhopalothrix floridana is a of in the , originally described by & Kempf in 1960. It belongs to the Eurhopalothrix, a group of small, cryptic ants within the tribe. The species is known from the Dominican Republic, with records from the Jardín Botánico Nacional in Santo Domingo de Guzmán. Very little biological information has been published about this species; it has been mentioned in taxonomic literature primarily in comparative studies of male .

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Eurhopalothrix floridana: /ˌjuːroʊˌpæloʊˈθraɪks ˌflɔːrɪˈdeɪnə/

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Distribution

Known from the Dominican Republic, specifically from Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Jardín Botánico Nacional. No additional distribution records are documented in available sources.

Similar Taxa

  • Eurhopalothrix reichenspergeriMales of E. floridana have been compared to males of E. reichenspergeri in taxonomic revisions, suggesting morphological similarity between these .
  • Eurhopalothrix gravisE. reichenspergeri was previously synonymized with E. gravis, and E. floridana has been compared to both in male morphological studies, indicating these three form a related complex.

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