Pheidole gravida, Wilson, E. O., 2003

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 701

Pheidole gravida new species

Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.

Etymology L gravida , laden, referring to the heavy-looking prpmesothorax.

Diagnosis Similar in various respects to the species listed in the heading above.

Major: yellow; center of midclypeus raised to a small point; frontal lobes extended slightly, and subangulate in side view; median ocellus or a small pit in ocellar location present, as shown; promesonotum massive, descending through a long, steep face to the metanotum; very faint antennal scrobe present; propodeal spines equilaterally triangular; postpetiolar node from above elliptical, 2X as broad as petiolar node.

Minor: humerus denticulate and mesonotal convexity subangulate in dorsal-oblique view; propodeal spines reduced to denticles; anterior pronotal fringe and propodeal dorsum carinulate.

Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.46, HL 1.60, SL 0.62, EL 0.18, PW 0.86.

Paratype minor: HW 0.66, HL 0.70, SL 0.64, EL 0.14, PW 0.44.

COLOR Major: reddish medium yellow.

Minor: plain medium yellow.

Range Known only from type locality.

Biology Unknown.

Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. VENEZUELA: San Cristobal-La Florida Road, LaBlanca to Mundo Nuevo, Tachira, 1100 m (J. Lattke and W. L. Brown). Scale bars = 1 mm.