Pheidole laeviventris

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 714

publication ID

20017

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6275486

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/43A56E5B-2230-63AC-1EB4-E51933517419

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scientific name

Pheidole laeviventris
status

 

Pheidole laeviventris View in CoL   HNS Mayr

Pheidole laeviventris   HNS Mayr 1870a: 401.

Types Naturhist. Mus. Wien.

etymology L laeviventris   HNS , smooth belly, referring to gaster.

diagnosis Similar to aper   HNS , bambusarum   HNS , brevicona   HNS , dyctiota   HNS , lutzi   HNS , risii   HNS , rugatula   HNS , senilis   HNS , sigillata   HNS , trachyderma   HNS , and traini   HNS , distinguished as follows. Major: unknown.

Minor: occiput and sides of head rugoreticulate; vertex, antennal fossae, and frontal lobes carinulate; frontal triangle and midclypeus smooth; anterior and posterior thirds of pronotum foveolate, center smooth; occiput narrow, lacking nuchal collar or with rudiment only; humerus subangulate; propodeal spine equilaterally triangular.

Measurements (mm) Lectotype minor: HW 0.66, HL 0.78, SL 0.82, EL 0.14, PW 0.40.

color Minor: body concolorous medium reddish brown, appendages brownish yellow.

range Known only from the type locality (Colombia, no further data).

Biology Unknown.

Figure Lectotype, minor. COLOMBIA (no further data). Major: unknown. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Pheidole

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