Pheidole familiaparra, Longino, 2019
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4599.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7CDD24FF-5BA3-4D06-898D-A3E220515D4C |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5586184 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5B56E872-FFA1-4A69-FF32-8F9BFA65EE1B |
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Plazi |
scientific name |
Pheidole familiaparra |
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sp. nov. |
Pheidole familiaparra new species
( Plate 53 View PLATE 53 )
Pheidole JTL-254: morphospecies code previously used on AntWeb.
HOLOTYPE: 1 major worker, Costa Rica, San José: Ranchos Tinamu , 9.48544 -83.95394 ± 100m, 760m, 9- Jul-2015, montane wet forest, near edge of pasture, at bait (ADMAC, Ba-E- 07-1-02-12) [ MUCR, unique specimen identifier CASENT0631331] . PARATYPES: major, minor workers: same data as holotype [ CAS, DZUP, JTLC, MCZC, MUCR, USNM] .
Geographic range. Costa Rica.
Diagnosis. Minor: face smooth and shining; head tapering posteriorly; occipital carina moderately developed; promesonotal groove present, distinctly impressed; lateral pronotum smooth and shiny; katepisternum uniformly foveate; propodeal spines long, similar in length to posterior face of propodeum; gaster smooth and shining; abundant, flexuous, erect setae on mesosomal dorsum, tibiae, and gastral dorsum; color yellow. Major: inner hypostomal teeth widely spaced, acicular; scape base subterete, narrower than apical portion; face with irregular rugulose foveolate sculpture anteriorly, fading to smooth and shining posteriorly; promesonotal groove impressed; propodeal spines about half length of posterior face of propodeum; gastral dorsum smooth and shining; abundant erect setae on face, sides of head, mesosomal dorsum, tibiae, and gastral dorsum.
Measurements, minor worker: HW 0.69, HL 0.93, SL 1.32, EL 0.17, WL 1.26, PSL 0.21, PTW 0.16, PPW 0.22, CI 74, SI 193, PSLI 31, PPI 143 (n=1).
Measurements, major worker: HW 1.55, HL 1.65, SL 1.24, EL 0.25, WL 1.71, PSL 0.21, PTW 0.28, PPW 0.43, CI 94, SI 80, PSLI 13, PPI 153 (n=2).
Biology. This species occurs in montane wet forest. It is known from ground baits.
Comments. See under P. tinamu . A collection of a major worker from a site in northern Costa Rica, in the Cordillera de Guanacaste, is tentatively identified as this species.
Etymology: In honor of the extended Parra family who helped us during expeditions to the Río Savegre area in 2015: Rafael, Marieugenia, and Daniela Parra from Santa María de Dota, and Santiago Parra from Ranchos Tinamu.
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