Pheidole chrysops, Wilson, E. O., 2003
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6275699 |
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Pheidole chrysops |
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new species |
Pheidole chrysops HNS new species
Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.
Etymology Gr chrysops HNS , like gold, referring to the dark yellow color of the major.
Diagnosis A small, yellow species tentatively placed in the diligens HNS group but with clear ties to some members of the fallax group, i.e., aenescens , bergi , cordiceps , and midas , from which it is distinguished by the following set of traits.
Major: head heart-shaped, but with occipital angles in full-face view tending toward subangulate; propodeal spine short, equilaterally triangular; pronotal profde in dorsal-oblique view slightly bilobous; pilosity long and dense; head lacking rugoreticulum, and carinulae limited to anterior half of head with frontal lobes mostly bare.
Minor: occiput narrowed but lacking nuchal collar; in profile, mesonotum moderately convex.
Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.94, HL 0.96, SL 0.74, EL 0.18, PW 0.52.
Paratype minor: HW 0.46, HL 0.54, SL 0.66, EL 0.12, PW 0.34.
Color Major: concolorous dark ("golden") yellow.
Minor: clear medium yellow.
RANGE Known from the type locality and from a single series, nearly identical to the types, from Reserva Mbaracayii, Jejuimi, Dept. Canindeyu, Paraguay.
BIOLOGY The Paraguay colony was in a nest in leaf litter in "high forests" (Alex Wild).
Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. BRAZIL: Taperinha, Santarem, Para (Robert L. Jeanne). Scale bars = 1 mm.
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