Pheidole minensis, Wilson, E. O., 2003
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publication ID |
20017 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6273779 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D9FB0F32-D16B-6669-10F9-E249B8E063E9 |
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treatment provided by |
Donat |
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scientific name |
Pheidole minensis |
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new status |
Pheidole minensis HNS Santschi, new status
Pheidole (Elasmopheidole) aberrans var. minensis HNS Santschi 1923d: 64. Types Naturhist. Mus. Basel.
Etymology Named after the Brazilian state of origin.
Diagnosis Major: reddish yellow; frontal lobes very broad, in full-face view spread laterally almost to the margins of the head, and their smoothly lobose anterior edges just reaching the anterior margin of the clypeus; except for the frontal triangle, the entire dorsal surface of the head carinulate; transverse carinulae originating on each corner of the occiput dip obliquely to meet at the midline of the head, reaching anteriorly to nearly halfway to the eye level. Minor: unknown.
Measurements (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.58, HL 2.00, SL 0.60, EL 0.20, PW 0.94. Color Concolorous reddish yellow. range Known only from the type locality. Biology Unknown.
Figure Lectotype, major. BRAZIL: Pirapora, Minas Gerais. Minor unknown.
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