Pheidole quadriceps, Wilson, E. O., 2003
publication ID |
20017 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6276313 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BCBD74A3-EB49-51A6-44A9-448A8698EB38 |
treatment provided by |
Donat |
scientific name |
Pheidole quadriceps |
status |
new species |
Pheidole quadriceps HNS new species
types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.
etymology L quadriceps HNS , square-headed, referring to head shape in frontal view.
Diagnosis a medium-sized, yellow member of the flavens HNS group whose major is distinguished by its square head shape in full-face view, angulate profile of the mesonotal convexity, and large propodeal spines.
Similar to carinata HNS of montane Costa Rica but differs in the major by its much longer propodeal spine, more extensive sculpturing on the head, lack of a rugoreticulum on the mesosoma, and color; and in the minor by the absence anywhere of rugoreticula; and by color.
See also the less similar kuna HNS , obtusopilosa HNS , rectisentis HNS , scabriventris HNS , and termitobia HNS .
Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.90, HL 0.92, SL 0.46, EL 0.08, PW 0.44.
Paratype minor: HW 0.44, HL 0.50, SL 0.42, EL 0.06, PW 0.28.
Color Major: body light brownish yellow, mandibles dark brownish yellow.
Minor: concolorous medium yellow.
Range Known only from the type locality.
biology Collected in second-growth forest.
Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. COLOMBIA: Providencia Biological Station, Zona Buenos Aries, Antioquia, 600-800 m (Charles Kugler). Scale bars = 1 mm.
No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.
Kingdom |
|
Phylum |
|
Class |
|
Order |
|
Family |
|
Genus |