Pheidole inca, Wilson, E. O., 2003

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 615

publication ID	20017
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6274372
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/3906CB88-2837-EF12-2D09-9E5C8318847B
treatment provided by	Donat
scientific name	Pheidole inca
status	new species

Treatment

Pheidole inca HNS new species

TYPES Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.

Etymology Named after the Inca, in whose ancient city Machu Picchu the species was discovered.

Diagnosis Major: uniquely distinguished within the punctatissima HNS group by the sculpturing of the dorsal surface of the head, which consists of longitudinal carinulae along the midline flanked on either side by rugoreticula, all reaching the occipital border, combined with the presence of a median ocellus, propodeal spine reduced to a right angle, and brown body color. Minor: unknown.

Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.94, HL 0.96, SL 0.74, EL 0.18, PW 0.46.

Color Major: head, antennae, and gaster medium brown, mesosoma and waist light brown, legs dark yellow.

Range Known only from the type locality.

Biology Unknown.

Figure Holotype, major. PERU: Machu Picchu, 2000-2200 m (William L. Brown). Scale bar = 1 mm.