Stenamma expolitum is a species of ant native to the wet forests of Costa Rica at elevations of 800 metres (2,600 ft).[1]
| Stenamma expolitum | |
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| S. expolitum worker from Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Stenamma |
| Species: | S. expolitum
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| Binomial name | |
| Stenamma expolitum M. R. Smith, 1962
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Description
editThe species have black legs and a dorsal face which have a transverse rugae. It propodeum is identical in brightness to promesonotum.[1]
Habitat
editThe species is found on clay banks, along the streams, and on hillsides.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Stenamma expolitum M. R. Smith, 1962". Retrieved October 12, 2013.
External links
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