Pheidole camilla, Wilson, E. O., 2003

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 387

Pheidole camilla new species

Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.

Etymology L Camilla, a legendary Volscian huntress and warrior.

Diagnosis A medium-sized, brown member of the flavens group, whose major is recognizable by a variable bulge in the middle of the dorsal surface of the head seen in side view, anterior to which the dorsal surface is variously rugulose and carinulate, and posterior to which the surface is covered by broken rugulae in the center and rugoreticulum on the side. In addition, the major is notable for its well-developed mesonotal convexity and large propodeal spines. At 50-60X some of the mesosomal and gastral hairs appear to have flattened apices. The minor has large spines and the entire body surface is sculptured, foveolate and opaque, except for the gaster, which is smooth and shiny.

Similar in some features to alticola , euryscopa , hazenae , heterothrix , rectiluma , rectisentis , rectispina , and rectitrudis, but notably different in others as illustrated.

measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.94, HL 0.98, SL 0.58, EL 0.14, PW 0.40.

Paratype minor: HW 0.46, HL 0.50, SL 0.52, EL 0.08, PW 0.30.

Color Major: body medium brown, tarsi yellow, other appendages light brown.

Minor: body blackish brown, mandibles and scapes medium brown, other appendages light brown.

range Known only from the type locality.

Biology Unknown.

Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. ECUADOR: 3 km east of Tandapi, Pichincha (Stewart B. and Jarmila Kukalova-Peck). Scale bars = 1 mm.