Pheidole argentina (Bruch)

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 267

publication ID	20017
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6274753
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8D42C2D6-6A8C-61A2-4EDF-75DFBC2B172B
treatment provided by	Donat
scientific name	Pheidole argentina (Bruch)
status

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Pheidole argentina (Bruch) View in CoL HNS

Gallardomyrma argentina Bruch HNS 1932: 273. Placed in Pheidole HNS by generic synonymy ( Pheidole HNS = Gallardomyrma) by W. L. Brown 1973b: 180.

Types Mus. La Plata, Buenos Aires.

Etymology Named after the country of origin.

diagnosis An extreme workerless parasite of Pheidole nitidula HNS . The queen possesses a trait unique within the ants: the antenna is 10-segmented, with a well-developed, 1-segmented club. Also, the body is somewhat pupiform and the mandibles are reduced to toothless straps.

measurements (mm) Syntype queen: according to Bruch (1932), the total length of a queen in the type series is 1.7 mm. Color Head, especially vertex, brownish yellow; mesosoma, waist, and gaster (except the apex) grayish brown..

range Known only from the type locality.

Biology A permanent workerless parasite of Pheidole nitidula HNS .

figure Syntype, queen. (Adapted from Bruch 1932.) ARGENTINA: Alta Gracia (La Granja), Sierra de Cordoba (Carlos Bruch). Scale bar = 1 mm.