Pheidole lustrata, Wilson, E. O., 2003

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 447

Pheidole lustrata new species

Types INBio.

etymology L lustrata . purified, referring to the mostly dark, shiny body.

Diagnosis A distinctive medium-sized member of the flavens group with long, dense pilosity and dark brown body contrasting with yellow tarsi, in both castes. Similar to albipes , alticola , browni , ebenina , euryscopa , hedlundorum , monteverdensis , palenquensis , and servilia , differing as follows.

Major: eyes set well forward on head; humerus in dorsal-oblique view subangulate; extensive foveolation of mesopleuron and propodeum.

Minor: occiput in full-face view narrow and eyes placed more forward. measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.00, HL 1.04, SL 0.64, EL 0.14, PW 0.50. Paratype minor: HW 0.54, HL 0.56, SL 0.62, EL 0.12, PW 0.34.

color Major and minor: body dark brown, tarsi dark yellow, other appendages light brown.

Range Southern highlands of Costa Rica (J. T. Longino 1997).

Biology Occurs in leaf litter of mature wet montane forest (Longino 1997).

Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. COSTA RICA: 4 km south of San Vito, Puntarenas, 8A°47'N 82A°58 W, 1200 m (John T. Longino). Scale bars = 1 mm.