Pheidole hecate Wheeler
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20017 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6275261 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0AF7DD5D-ED0A-DA03-B492-91D34C8BCA39 |
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Donat |
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Pheidole hecate Wheeler |
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Pheidole hecate Wheeler View in CoL HNS
Pheidole hecate Wheeler HNS 1911 a: 26. Syn.: Pheidole hecate subsp. malevola Wheeler HNS 191 la: 27, n. syn.; Pheidole hecate subsp. bruesi Wheeler HNS 1917g: 460, name unavailable, unresolved primary homonym of Pheidole triconstricta var. bruesi Wheeler HNS 191 lb: 169.
Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.
etymology Gr Hecate, goddess of magic and witchcraft.
Diagnosis A member of the granulata group (4-segmented antennae), unique in both castes in the very long propodeal spines and completely carinulate mesosoma.
Measurements (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.20, HL 1.18, SL 0.86, EL 0.20, PW 0.62. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.72, HL 0.78, SL 0.92, EL 0.16, PW 0.48. Color Major: body very dark reddish brown, appendages light to medium brown. Minor: body blackish brown, appendages medium brown.
Range An apparent Jamaican endemic, hecate HNS has been recorded from the following localities on the island: Hardwar Gap, Kingston, Newton, Troy, and southwest side of the main range, Blue Mountains, variously at 600-900 m.
Biology Unknown.
figure Upper: lectotype, major. Lower: paralectotype, minor. JAMAICA: Troy. Scale bars = 1 mm.
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