Description:
(see key in Wood 1982)
Biology:
Kirkendall & Jordal 2006, Wood & Bright 1992, Kirkendall unpubl.: A lowland species found in the tropics of Central and South America, in SE USA, and on the Antilles (Guadeloupe); it has also colonized the Galapagos Islands and Cocos Island. In Costa Rica, this species breeds in small diameter material, and has been collected up to 600 m.a.s.l., from a variety of branches, lianas and tree saplings. Wood (2007) reports that, in South America, he collected this species from the wood of broken, injured or felled stems ranging from 5 to 50 cm diameter.
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