Pheidole thrasys, Wilson, E. O., 2003
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Pheidole thrasys |
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new species |
Pheidole thrasys HNS new species
Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.
Etymology Gr thrasys HNS , bold, courageous.
Diagnosis A member of the scrobifera HNS group known only from the minor, close to arctos HNS of northeastern Mexico and epetrion HNS of Ecuador, differing in the narrowed occiput, possession of a nuchal collar, and completely smooth and shiny mesonotum; also close to simonsi HNS , differing in its narrower occiput, well-developed nuchal collar, and yellow tarsi.
Measurements (mm) Holotype minor: HW 0.60, HL 0.62, SL 0.60, EL 0.12, PW 0.40.
Color Minor: body dark brown, tarsi yellow, rest of appendages light yellow.
Range Known only from the type locality, and from Lancetilla, near Tela, Honduras (W. L. Brown).
Biology The Honduras series was collected in wet lowland forest.
Figure Holotype, minor. PANAMA: Barro Colorado Island (William L. Brown and Elwood S. McCluskey). Scale bar = 1 mm.
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