Members of the genus are all predaceous, with a static pressure mode of attack (Bolton 1999).
This species occurs in mature wet forest habitats. Workers are found in leaf litter on the forest floor. Most collections are from Winkler samples of sifted leaf litter, but one collection is of two workers in a rotten stick in the leaf litter.
Full Range: Mexico to Colombia.
Costa Rican Range: Atlantic slope from sea level to 1600m.
Taxonomic history
Combination in Pyramica: Bolton, 1999 PDF: 1673.Combination in Strumigenys: Baroni Urbani & De Andrade, 2007 PDF: 124.See also: Bolton, 2000: 222.
