Pheidole boliviana, Wilson, E. O., 2003

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 380

Pheidole boliviana new species

Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.

Etymology Named after country of origin of the type series.

Diagnosis Medium-sized brown member of the flavens group, whose major and minor have exceptionally long, abundant, erect to suberect hairs over most of the body, foveolate and opaque mesosoma and petiole, and small, nearly oval postpetiolar node only slightly wider than the petiolar node.

Major: promesonotum with convexities in dorsal-oblique view; petiolar node in rear view strongly convex; carinulae on the midline dorsum of the head reach the occiput.

Minor: humerus angulate in dorsal-oblique view; dorsal surface of head mostly foveolate and opaque.

Similar to amabilis , melastomae , mixteca , scitula , terresi , and tysoni , differing in the combination of traits cited above.

Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.86, HL 0.90, SL 0.46, EL 0.14, PW 0.44.

Paratype minor: HW 0.50, HL 0.54, SL 0.44, EL 0.10, PW 0.34.

Color Major: head, mesosoma, waist, gaster, and antennae dark brown; legs brownish yellow.

Minor: dorsa of head and mesosoma medium brown; rest of body medium brown to brownish yellow; appendages brownish yellow.

Range Known only from the type locality.

Biology Unknown.

Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. BOLIVIA: Las Gamas, P. N. Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz, 14A°48'S 60A°28W, 700 m (Philip S. Ward). Scale bars = 1 mm.