Pheidole obrima, Wilson, E. O., 2003

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 729

publication ID

20017

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6275518

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BB287D00-5394-48CD-49FC-171FFAE145C9

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Donat

scientific name

Pheidole obrima
status

new species

Pheidole obrima   HNS new species

Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.

Etymology Gr obrima   HNS , strong, mighty, alluding to large, robust bodies of both castes.

Diagnosis A large, brown member of the tristis   HNS group with yellow appendages, relatively short propodeal spines, bell-shaped postpetiolar node, prominent convex subpostpetiolar process, and overall weak sculpturing comprising scattered patches of carinulae and foveolae. Similar to alpinensis   HNS , excubitor   HNS , exarata   HNS , gaigei   HNS , germaini   HNS , godmani   HNS , grandinodus   HNS , grantae   HNS , rogeri   HNS , severini   HNS , stulta   HNS , tristis   HNS , and zoster   HNS , differing in many details of body form, sculpturing, and pilosity, as illustrated, and in color.

Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.68, HL 1.86, SL 0.84, EL 0.20, PW 0.82.

Paratype minor: HW 0.70, HL 0.74, SL 0.74, EL 0.12, PW 0.46.

Color Major: body medium reddish yellow, appendages reddish yellow.

Minor: head medium brown, rest of body yellowish brown, appendages light yellowish brown to dark yellow.

Range Known only from the type locality.

Biology Unknown.

Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. VENEZUELA: Rancho Grande, 1100 m (R. W. Poole). Scale bars = 1 mm.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Pheidole

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