Inhabits lowland to lower montane wet forest; nests in rotten twigs or small pieces of rotten wood on the forest floor; predaceous on small arthropods.
Colombia to Guatemala. Costa Rica: Atlantic lowlands.
Mandibles much longer than head, with multiple preapical teeth or denticles; face largely shiny.
Taxonomic history
See also: Bolton, 2000: 17.
Acanthognathus teledectus is a species of ant belonging to the genus Acanthognathus. Described in 1969 by Brown & Kempf, the species is native to Central America.[1][2]
Acanthognathus teledectus is a species of ant belonging to the genus Acanthognathus. Described in 1969 by Brown & Kempf, the species is native to Central America.
