Pheidole cameroni Mayr

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA, USA: Harvard University Press : 176

publication ID

20017

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6275690

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scientific name

Pheidole cameroni Mayr
status

 

Pheidole cameroni Mayr View in CoL   HNS

Pheidole cameroni Mayr   HNS 1887: 593. Syn.: Pheidole monticola Cameron   HNS 1892: 67.

Types Naturhist. Mus. Wien.

Etymology Named after the collector, P. Cameron.

Diagnosis A small, light brown member of the diligens   HNS group distinguished in both major and minor by low mesonotal convexity, shallow metanotal depression in side view, and hence a more cylindrical form of the mesosoma in side view than is usual for Pheidole   HNS ; a small convexity atop the metanotal depression in side view; and large, robust propodeal spines. Especially similar to alpestris   HNS , but with much less dense and more subrecumbent pilosity in both major and minor, carinulae present mesad to the eye of the major, pronotal convexity absent in side view in major, and other traits as illustrated. Measurements (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.14, HL 1.14, SL 0.82, EL 0.20, PW 0.60. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.60, HL 0.66, SL 0.64, EL 0.12, PW 0.34. Color Major: concolorous light to medium brown.

Minor: body and mandibles concolorous light brown; other appendages brownish yellow. Range Known only from the type locality. Biology Unknown.

Figure Upper: lectotype, major. Lower: paralectotype minor. ECUADOR: Riobamba ("De Penipe a Riobamba"). Scale bars = 1 mm.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Pheidole

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