Pheidole caribbaea Wheeler

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 272

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20017

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6274767

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scientific name

Pheidole caribbaea Wheeler
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Pheidole caribbaea Wheeler View in CoL   HNS

Pheidole caribbaea Wheeler   HNS 191 la: 23. Syn.: P. caribbaea subsp. sloanei Wheeler   HNS 1917g: 459, n. syn.

Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.

Etymology Refers to region of origin.

Diagnosis A brown member of the fallax   HNS group whose major has the dorsal surface of the head completely covered with longitudinal parallel carinulae, except the extreme occipital strip (seen in full-face view), which is smooth and shiny; pronotum and anterior mesonotum completely covered with transverse carinulae; postpetiolar node trapezoidal; anterior half of the first gastral tergite shagreened; and head densely covered with mostly erect to suberect hairs.

Close to mantilla   HNS of Costa Rica and kukrana   HNS of Nicaragua but differing in details of head shape, sculpture, pilosity, and color (q.v.); see also cardinalis   HNS , obscurior   HNS , rubiceps   HNS .

Measurements (mm) Syntype major: HW 1.12, HL 1.20, SL 0.96, EL 0.20, PW 0.58. Syntype minor: HW 0.52, HL 0.66, SL 0.92, EL 0.14, PW 0.34.

Color Major: head medium brown, mesosoma dark brown, waist and gaster medium to dark brown, appendages light to medium brown.

Minor: body concolorous medium brown, appendages medium to yellowish brown.

Range Known only from Jamaica, an apparent endemic.

Biology Unknown.

Figure Upper: syntype, major. Lower: syntype, minor. JAMAICA: Balaclava: Scale bars = 1 mm.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Pheidole

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