Inhabits lowland to lower montane wet and moist forest; nests have been observed in rotten twigs or small pieces of rotten wood on the forest floor, and under epiphytes; predaceous on small arthropods.
Brazil, Trinidad, Panama to Mexico. Costa Rica: widespread.
Mandibles about as long as head, with no preapical teeth or denticles; face covered with large, shallow fossae.
Taxonomic history
Mann, 1916 PDF: 452 (q.); Silva & Brandão, 2014 10.1007/s13744-013-0192-7 PDF: 164 (eq.q.w.).See also: Brown & Kempf, 1969 PDF: 95; Bolton, 2000: 16.
Acanthognathus ocellatus is a species of ant belonging to the genus Acanthognathus. Described in 1887 by Mayr, the species is native to South America and other regions.[1][2]
Acanthognathus ocellatus is a species of ant belonging to the genus Acanthognathus. Described in 1887 by Mayr, the species is native to South America and other regions.
