Pheidole hasticeps

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Taxonavigation

Ordo: Hymenoptera
Familia: Formicidae
Genus: Pheidole

Name

Pheidole hasticeps Wilson, E. O., 2003 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile

• Pheidole hasticeps Wilson, E. O., 2003: 704-704.

Etymology

Etymology L hasticeps^HNS, spear-headed, referring to the major.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis Closely similar to subarmata^HNS, but differing by the following traits.

Description

Major: larger and more darkly colored; pronotum bilobous; propodeal spines longer and thinner, postpetiolar nodal margins more sharply angulate; carinulae mesad to the eyes extend halfway to the occipital border. Minor: larger and darker, otherwise nearly identical to subarmata^HNS. See also the less similar allarmata^HNS, cramptoni^HNS, synarmata^HNS, and triplex^HNS. Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.20, HL 1.40, SL 0.60, EL 0.16, PW 0.64. Paratype minor: HW 0.52, HL 0.54, SL 0.54, EL 0.10, PW 0.34. Color Major: head and body dark brown, appendages light to medium brown. Minor: head and body medium brown, appendages light brown.

Distribution

Range Known only from the type locality.

Biology and Ecology

Biology Unknown.

Materials Examined

Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. COSTA RICA: San Jose de la Montana, 10 km north of Heredia (Yvette Perfecto). Scale bars = 1 mm.

Taxon Treatment

• Wilson, E. O.; 2003: Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA: 704-704. doi

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