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Mystrium Roger, 1862

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Overview 
These ants are rarely encountered and are poorly known. They are presumably predacious, especially of Chilopoda, but this has yet to be confirmed. Specimens have been found under rocks or dry logs on the ground and in leaf litter. They lie motionless when disturbed.


Front of head.
 
Side of body.
 

Top of body.
 



This taxon is known from these habitats
The following rows were recorded as a pair from a single record.
Blank entries indicate no information was recorded.
Environment/MacrohabitatSituation/Microhabitat
Rainforest  
Rainforest under stone 

 

 

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