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<mods:title id="5D64FC671F8F88D5DDBB7517FD660A4E">A taxonomic review of the genus Azteca (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Costa Rica and a global revision of the aurita group.</mods:title>
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<taxonomicName id="ACFEEC358F4D81311840AD70FFC9A392" LSID-HNS="urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:239263" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Azteca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName-HNS="Azteca oecocordia" order="Hymenoptera" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="oecocordia">Azteca oecocordia</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="297B31B36908D641CA3FCECE83C7FC35" rank="species">new species</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<subSubSection id="0C0E886469D8640C4C7F3D32DD4107CE" type="description">
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<paragraph id="98D1A74201E18ED02FC2209952944A7A" pageNumber="41">Figures 2,4A,4B,5,6D,9.</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="56A7FE2114E80ACB94F8FAFE10CD93E2" type="reference_group">
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<paragraph id="CFF19E84DBE9B1EFADE4BF729A59654B" pageNumber="41">
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<taxonomicName id="1F61473BB1236497EA5F2078889E3F2D" LSID-HNS="urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:2370" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Azteca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName-HNS="Azteca Forel" order="Hymenoptera" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Azteca</taxonomicName>
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JTL-003: morphospecies code used in Longino 1996:138.
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="99F1CBC22781BE3A43466EA62179BF4B" type="nomenclature">
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<paragraph id="26FE505F0E63A72B5406A08A8196B852" pageNumber="41">
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<materialsCitation id="178D140D42D20C5533CD5CD35CBCABFB" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="923890765" collectingDate="1991-07-05" collectionCode="INBC" collectorName="J. Longino" country="Costa Rica" latitude="10.233334" location="Guacimal, rd to Monteverde, 500 m" longitude="-84.85" specimenCode="INBIOCRI001279956" stateProvince="Prov. Puntarenas" typeStatus="Holotype">
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<typeStatus id="8DA8C1256F1346023F621FBB94EB50AD">Holotype</typeStatus>
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queen:
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<collectingCountry id="C4ED7DCC19A3F6A0449ED4BA296E0BAB">Costa Rica</collectingCountry>
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,
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<collectingRegion id="CD343526A4926A8CC08B7D7B3EC788BF">Prov. Puntarenas</collectingRegion>
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,
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<location id="8864D24D1E45C1E62124BF114082D86C" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:3E9321E40DD245625FB9AFD9519D7E69:8864D24D1E45C1E62124BF114082D86C" country="Costa Rica" latitude="10.233334" longitude="-84.85" name="Guacimal, rd to Monteverde" stateProvince="Prov. Puntarenas">Guacimal, rd to Monteverde</location>
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,
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<geoCoordinate id="FC64660B049A6D5E3BBD6E795DEDBDA4" direction="north" orientation="latitude" value="10.233334">10°14'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate id="4A33705A5B71C712690E7555E2B31402" direction="west" orientation="longitude" value="-84.85">84°51'W</geoCoordinate>
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<date id="DB27C6A3B79AD065F7DEA7F52C5A7785" day="05" month="07" value="1991-07-05" year="1991">
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<collectingDate id="954ACFC81F275DE0E758659C3DA796D6" day="05" month="07" value="1991-07-05" year="1991">5 Jul 1991</collectingDate>
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</date>
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,
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<location id="27E00EEFE01F3A1819FC1C1030E5D90A" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:3E9321E40DD245625FB9AFD9519D7E69:27E00EEFE01F3A1819FC1C1030E5D90A" country="Costa Rica" latitude="10.233334" longitude="-84.85" name="500 m" stateProvince="Prov. Puntarenas">500m</location>
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(
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<collectorName id="C10D360DBE98088F724307670A113FEB">J. Longino</collectorName>
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#2988) [
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<collectionCode id="BDA3393C1B32F1A989D1C71EA9E6AFC9" collectionName="Costa Rica, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio)">INBC</collectionCode>
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, specimen code
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<specimenCode id="24121BCEF2FE6092F460A173E2D205C9">INBIOCRI001279956</specimenCode>
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].
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</materialsCitation>
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="FB79702CD9BB5C383F428DFCF0D0A5BB" country="Costa Rica" pageNumber="41">
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<materialsCitation id="CFE5C3714F8744411E8C608ED51D6876" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="923890773" collectingDate="1991-07-05" collectionCode="MCZC" collectorName="J. Longino" country="Costa Rica" latitude="10.233334" location="Guacimal, rd to Monteverde, 500 m" longitude="-84.85" specimenCode="INBIOCRI 001279936" stateProvince="Prov. Puntarenas" typeStatus="Paratype">
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<typeStatus id="F4A36DCF12E4FB0678E6AD5D56DB13B0">Paratypes</typeStatus>
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: same locality and date as holotype but (
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<collectorName id="55CA80B45031C59142F83F66A995C465">J. Longino</collectorName>
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#2977-s), 1 queen [
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<specimenCode id="E9D9CBB4CF796AA45B853A1DFAA2F4BA">INBIOCRI001279936</specimenCode>
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,
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<collectionCode id="1481313881B059BED9233F5C66750667" collectionName="USA, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology">MCZC</collectionCode>
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];
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</materialsCitation>
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(
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<collectorName id="8F03661A424CCA032AE372568AAB40A1">J. Longino</collectorName>
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#2982), 2 workers [
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,
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<collectionCode id="4C48BE7D9BC66549AA6555918200A078" collectionName="Costa Rica, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio)">INBC</collectionCode>
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<materialsCitation id="D1812C3AA55860F7779D4E7355892F9C" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="923890767" collectingDate="1991-07-05" collectionCode="USNM" collectorName="J. Longino" country="Costa Rica" latitude="10.233334" location="Guacimal, rd to Monteverde, 500 m" longitude="-84.85" specimenCode="INBIOCRI 001279934" stateProvince="Prov. Puntarenas" typeStatus="Paratype">
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(
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<collectorName id="C008F326B63AF2D9712BFD72D2384589">J. Longino</collectorName>
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#2976), 2 workers [
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<specimenCode id="579B2AE8AEC06FC2309587D6DB38D9D9">INBIOCRI001279934</specimenCode>
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,
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<collectionCode id="BC7D130363FFE60F6816925D81337995" collectionName="USA, Washington D.C., National Museum of Natural History, [formerly, United States National Museum]">USNM</collectionCode>
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</materialsCitation>
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<materialsCitation id="517B7A68D48921D64C1972978BA5AF44" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="923890753" collectingDate="1991-07-05" collectionCode="LACM" collectorName="J. Longino" country="Costa Rica" latitude="10.233334" location="Guacimal, rd to Monteverde, 500 m" longitude="-84.85" specimenCode="INBIOCRI 001279932" stateProvince="Prov. Puntarenas" typeStatus="Paratype">
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(
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<collectorName id="ED2470C7468B530E985F9E7D340EC97A">J. Longino</collectorName>
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#2973), 3 workers [
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<specimenCode id="FB183AB2705ADECB61C2734A540AA8F1">INBIOCRI001279932</specimenCode>
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,
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<collectionCode id="DA82C1760C54246D25A0ACA187497F1F" collectionName="USA, California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History">LACM</collectionCode>
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]
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</materialsCitation>
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;
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<materialsCitation id="0AB3F7BC79303FE6C7EA24EB0273A657" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="923890754" collectingDate="1991-07-05" collectionCode="MCZC" collectorName="J. Longino" country="Costa Rica" latitude="10.216666" location="Guacimal, rd to Monteverde, 400 m" longitude="-84.85" specimenCode="INBIOCRI 001279971" stateProvince="Prov. Puntarenas" typeStatus="Paratype">
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<location id="F6E2EBF647B111ED70D3B8061FE6FC68" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:3E9321E40DD245625FB9AFD9519D7E69:F6E2EBF647B111ED70D3B8061FE6FC68" latitude="10.216666" longitude="-84.85" name="Guacimal, rd to Monteverde">Guacimal, rd to Monteverde</location>
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<geoCoordinate id="72128185D6B8174F7B2B612EE36068C5" direction="north" orientation="latitude" value="10.216666">10°13'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate id="341909A85EBFD82AE454ED2FF58B772B" direction="west" orientation="longitude" value="-84.85">84°51'W</geoCoordinate>
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<location id="E8C9352F0DB5F842EEE4D9D6D8672FD1" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:3E9321E40DD245625FB9AFD9519D7E69:E8C9352F0DB5F842EEE4D9D6D8672FD1" latitude="10.216666" longitude="-84.85" name="400 m">400m</location>
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,
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<date id="A24817F2143F314BE8E43BB055A4961B" day="05" month="07" value="1991-07-05" year="1991">
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<collectingDate id="BF79370BC55FC04046B9C30167D476CC" day="05" month="07" value="1991-07-05" year="1991">5 Jul 1991</collectingDate>
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</date>
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(
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<collectorName id="979EDAD6297C0EB883AA39071F886EC2">J. Longino</collectorName>
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#3001), 2w [
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<specimenCode id="7C101DB0A5CCA14479130E7F454F5333">INBIOCRI001279971</specimenCode>
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,
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<collectionCode id="E11C7082992A93C91D35D46BB997646E" collectionName="USA, Massachusetts, Cambridge, Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology">MCZC</collectionCode>
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]
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</materialsCitation>
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;
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<materialsCitation id="BF0D8E090F492CEEDAA9B821D379F421" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="923890752" collectingDate="1999-02" collectionCode="USNM" collectorName="J. Dunn" country="Costa Rica" latitude="10.233334" location="Guacimal, rd to Monteverde, 500 m" longitude="-84.85" specimenCode="INBIOCRI 002281961" stateProvince="Prov. Puntarenas" typeStatus="Paratype">
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same locality as holotype,
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<date id="7C5115E4EB4A5179F17E5B9C3F5E6824" month="02" value="1999-02" year="1999">
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<collectingDate id="F1C448682AC1E0BF92F8A30E1E93C2C2" month="02" value="1999-02" year="1999">Feb 1999</collectingDate>
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</date>
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(
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<collectorName id="5A229C38220B4316A8EC50B968B81991">J. Dunn</collectorName>
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), 1 queen, 1 worker [
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<specimenCode id="3D9B269BD31EB34379CE8810D01CA3C3">INBIOCRI002281961</specimenCode>
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,
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<collectionCode id="AA8A0F9EBFAB0BF79A549110A9F24901" collectionName="USA, Washington D.C., National Museum of Natural History, [formerly, United States National Museum]">USNM</collectionCode>
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]
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</materialsCitation>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="4C528AF8D7AE2246DDC874EB9B75D9C7" type="description">
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<paragraph id="315D0EAB655CF62B35FA4CED0CEA5A49" pageNumber="41">Measurements of holotype. HLA 1.62, HLB 1.58, HW 0.98, SL 0.67, EL 0.34, OC 0.07, MTSC 3.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="5140C075177D4207B3D35CACA38408D5" type="diagnosis">
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<paragraph id="240552FA8B22322B19955074433408BF" pageNumber="41">
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Diagnosis. The 5,3 palpal formula, the presence of tibial spurs, and the elongate rectangular head places
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<taxonomicName id="DB96CBB7F5C24D66AFB138FE5953DACE" LSID-HNS="urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:239263" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Azteca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName-HNS="Azteca oecocordia" order="Hymenoptera" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="oecocordia">A. oecocordia</taxonomicName>
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among the species treated in Longino (1996). The lack of conspicuous erect setae on the mandibles differentiates it from
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<taxonomicName id="104CEABDD0B9D78F4D511D69713A0C2D" LSID-HNS="urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:25976" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Azteca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName-HNS="Azteca brevis Forel" order="Hymenoptera" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="brevis">A. brevis</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName id="F1A42D25A735371CC5793C7753B4C4DE" LSID-HNS="urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:224619" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Azteca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName-HNS="Azteca nigricans Forel" order="Hymenoptera" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nigricans">A. nigricans</taxonomicName>
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. The remaining similar species are
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<taxonomicName id="4C18A353677526BA29D1560B325E1EBB" LSID-HNS="urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:224603" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Azteca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName-HNS="Azteca beltii Emery" order="Hymenoptera" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="beltii">A. beltii</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName id="F51913F7D87CBBE8941895EF9FE36DEB" LSID-HNS="urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:26005" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Azteca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName-HNS="Azteca longiceps Emery" order="Hymenoptera" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longiceps">A. longiceps</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName id="6E2F24D615228B94672FF8DF561FE3EA" LSID-HNS="urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:26016" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Azteca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName-HNS="Azteca pittieri Forel" order="Hymenoptera" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pittieri">A. pittieri</taxonomicName>
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. Queens of
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<taxonomicName id="D042824F2D8675C238D544D00B28360A" LSID-HNS="urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:239263" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Azteca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName-HNS="Azteca oecocordia" order="Hymenoptera" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="oecocordia">A. oecocordia</taxonomicName>
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differ from queens of
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<taxonomicName id="4FFA3EAF4FEBE134D4FFED87D6363081" LSID-HNS="urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:224603" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Azteca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName-HNS="Azteca beltii Emery" order="Hymenoptera" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="beltii">A. beltii</taxonomicName>
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in the smaller size and brown color. They differ from
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<taxonomicName id="EC52E24219F070110BD57E68E5775EF2" LSID-HNS="urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:26016" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Azteca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName-HNS="Azteca pittieri Forel" order="Hymenoptera" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pittieri">A. pittieri</taxonomicName>
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in the relatively longer, more rectangular head (Fig. 4B). They differ from
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<taxonomicName id="1844E527F33776993B53629285BC3381" LSID-HNS="urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:26005" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Azteca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName-HNS="Azteca longiceps Emery" order="Hymenoptera" pageNumber="41" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="longiceps">A. longiceps</taxonomicName>
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in the more triangular petiolar node, less setose hind tibia, smaller puncta on the mandible, and larger size.
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<subSubSection id="709F8BF19265BCD7C596243ABD16556A" type="description">
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<paragraph id="CEFE5FFB0D8F5457E4BB7C4CF94B0016" pageNumber="42">Queen characters. Measurements (n=3): HLA 1.56 (1.53-1.62), HW 0.94 (0.93-0.98), SL 0.67 (0.65- 0.67), CI 61 (60-61), SI 42 (42-44).</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="4AE6BC9717028AE58D78CB51933A9BBE" pageNumber="42">Palpal formula 5,3; middle and hind tibia with prominent pectinate apical spur; dorsal surface of mandible (excluding masticatory margin and apex) with small piligerous puncta, setae in puncta short, subdecumbent, interspaces between puncta smooth and shiny on apical third of mandible, becoming faintly microareolate on basal two thirds; medial and lateral clypeal lobes at about same level; head rectangular, posterior margin distinctly excised medially; petiolar node short, broadly triangular, blunt; posteroventral petiolar lobe shallow, evenly convex from front to back; scape with sparse erect setae, inconspicuous and only visible at certain angles, about as long as one quarter maximum width of scape; middle and hind tibia with very sparse erect setae, fine, inconspicuous, longest about as long as one fifth maximum width of tibia (MTSC 0-5), side of head with 0-1 short erect setae near mandibular insertion, lacking setae elsewhere, posterior margin of head with sparse short setae; pronotum with posterior row of erect setae, mesoscutum, scutellum and propodeum with sparse erect setae, petiolar node in profile with 2 pairs erect setae projecting above apex, posteroventral lobe with abundant short erect setae; gastral terga with very sparse erect setae; general body color uniformly brown.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="FA0429EB477C434A5146D495281DF888" pageNumber="42">Worker characters. Measurements (n=4): HLA 1.43 (1.15-1.53), HW 1.10 (0.94-1.18), SL 0.68 (0.61- 0.70), CI 77 (76-82), SI 47 (46-53).</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="808F7E9F96B73D10713DD49409AED530" pageNumber="42">Palpal formula 5,3; middle and hind tibia with prominent pectinate apical spur; dorsal surface of mandible smooth and shiny on apical third, becoming microareolate and dull on basal two thirds, with abundant small puncta, row of puncta along masticatory margin with setae, others lacking setae; medial and lateral clypeal lobes at about same level; head elongate with weakly convex sides, strongly excavate posterior margin; in lateral profile pronotum shallowly convex, mesonotum more strongly convex and forming separate convexity that protrudes above pronotum; scape with sparse, inconspicuous erect setae, length of setae about one quarter maximum width of scape; mid and hind tibia with 1-5 erect setae, setae inconspicuous, longest about one quarter maximum width of tibia; side of head lacking erect setae; posterior margin of head with sparse short erect setae; pronotum and mesonotum with moderately abundant erect setae, propodeum with 2-3 setae at juncture of dorsal and posterior faces; color brown.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C2D7014E636C144B92884BAD46349A30" type="etymology">
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<paragraph id="48EB02B2ABA90261C58816140972726C" pageNumber="42">
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Etymology. The name refers to this species' habit of making its home in
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<taxonomicName id="2569A9A35695A8DED096AA0B57782A68" class="Insecta" family="Aphrophoridae" genus="Cordia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageNumber="42" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Cordia</taxonomicName>
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.
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<subSubSection id="7077E9C9B0956F44EF649560625C7EF7" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="A7D6DE247AD33CE6780E932DFBD7C47B" pageNumber="42">Range. Costa Rica.</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="852100442F2F97C016C1D2D9E3BF0FA1" type="biology_ecology">
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<paragraph id="1B2CF558598C715891154968F46D489E" pageNumber="42">
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Biology. This species is only known from one small area in the Monteverde region of Costa Rica, and all collections are from
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<taxonomicName id="4B87E9F527882AA341FB26006E05D1FA" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Cordiaceae" genus="Cordia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Boraginales" pageNumber="42" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="alliodora">Cordia alliodora</taxonomicName>
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. It appears to be a
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<taxonomicName id="E52AB5A48F9397EABF5CC2BFE1A0ABD8" class="Insecta" family="Aphrophoridae" genus="Cordia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageNumber="42" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Cordia</taxonomicName>
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specialist, like
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<taxonomicName id="FD3A3F37B06E0DB85A57AACB7D5A3CC2" LSID-HNS="urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:26016" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Azteca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName-HNS="Azteca pittieri Forel" order="Hymenoptera" pageNumber="42" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pittieri">A. pittieri</taxonomicName>
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. Its behavior appears similar to
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<taxonomicName id="5302DADD4A09BFC86B1F8EB0BA4728FC" LSID-HNS="urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:26016" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Azteca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName-HNS="Azteca pittieri Forel" order="Hymenoptera" pageNumber="42" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pittieri">A. pittieri</taxonomicName>
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in all respects. Founding queens are found in
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<taxonomicName id="D0009AFF70CDFAF999883FF6AD48E15A" class="Insecta" family="Aphrophoridae" genus="Cordia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hemiptera" pageNumber="42" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Cordia</taxonomicName>
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nodes. Mature colonies dominate most nodes of a tree, but may coexist with
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<taxonomicName id="751FCCDCDC40034593290D087BC8D299" LSID-HNS="urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:146544" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Cephalotes" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName-HNS="Cephalotes setulifer (Emery)" order="Hymenoptera" pageNumber="42" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="setulifer">Cephalotes setulifer</taxonomicName>
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on the same tree. Individual nodes usually contain coccoid Hemiptera on the interior walls, and the ants build small carton partitions inside the nodes.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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