Pheidole severini

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 753

publication ID

20017

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6275585

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scientific name

Pheidole severini
status

 

Pheidole severini View in CoL   HNS Forel

Pheidole severini   HNS Forel 1904e: 171.

Types Mus. Hist. Nat. Geneve (syntype minor only; major not located, may be in the Musee de Bruxelles, the source of Forel's material).

Etymology Eponymous.

Diagnosis A member of the tristis   HNS group, similar (in the minor caste, the only one available in this study) to excubitor   HNS , grandinodus   HNS , and obrima   HNS in the greatly enlarged postpetiole and overall habitus, differing in the shallow, nearly flat venter of the postpetiole in side view; constricted ventral margin of the postpetiolar node from above; much longer antennal scapes; and more prominent nuchal collar.

Measurements (mm) Syntype minor: HW 0.74, HL 1.02, SL 1.32, EL 0.20, PW 0.52. Color Minor: concolorous dark yellow.

Range Known only from the type locality.

Biology Unknown.

Figure Syntype, minor. FRENCH GUIANA: Cayenne. Scale bar = 1 mm.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Pheidole

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