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 .



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.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
- 'The Astonishing Ant Man' Jack Longino to Speak at UC Davis | Bug Squad
- Rediscovery of Cicindela scabrosa floridana | Beetles In The Bush
- Photographing the Newly Rediscovered Cicindelidia floridana | Beetles In The Bush
- The (almost) Florida-endemic Cicindelidia scabrosa | Beetles In The Bush
- Mini-review of the Cicindelidia abdominalis species-group | Beetles In The Bush
- Why I Roamed the Marsh at Night | Beetles In The Bush
- Geographic Distribution of Eurhopalothrix floridana (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
- Redescription of Eurhopalothrix reichenspergeri (Santschi, 1923) stat. rev. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a Brazilian Atlantic Forest endemic species