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, Tamaulipas, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Oaxaca. Recently, 
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recorded this species in southeast Asia, in Borneo, Japan and India.
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). These ants can be found in the leaf litter, under stones and in branches on the soil, usually in moist habitats (
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