Pheidole alayoi, Wilson, E. O., 2003

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 647

publication ID

20017

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6275334

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Pheidole alayoi
status

new species

Pheidole alayoi   HNS new species

Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard, courtesy of J. Fontenla.

Etymology Named in honor of the collector, the Cuban entomologist d. P. Alayo.

diagnosis Holotype minor (major unknown): a medium-sized, yellow member of the tristis   HNS group, marked by its very long propodeal spines, subangulate humerus, bell-shaped postpetiole, long and dense pilosity, and completely foveolate and opaque dorsal surfaces of the head and mesosoma. Similar to the minor workers of cubaensis   HNS , macromischoides   HNS , and naylae   HNS of Cuba and androsana   HNS of the Bahamas, differing in details of body form, sculpturing, and pilosity, as shown, and by color. Measurements (mm) Holotype minor: HW 0.66, HL 0.78, SL 0.82, EL 0.12, PW 0.44. color Minor (major unknown): concolorous medium yellow.

Range Known only from the type locality.

Biology Unknown.

Figure Holotype, minor (major unknown). CUBA: La Gran Piedra (d. P. Alayo). Scale bar = 1 mm.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Pheidole

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