Pheidole grandinodus, Wilson, E. O., 2003

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 699

publication ID

20017

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6275454

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EA1C69AB-864A-4316-056E-A33DE9FCFF67

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scientific name

Pheidole grandinodus
status

new species

Pheidole grandinodus   HNS new species

Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.

etymology L grandinodus   HNS , large node, referring to the exceptionally large postpetiolar node.

Diagnosis A large, yellow member of the tristis   HNS group with small eyes, exceptionally large, bell-shaped postpetiolar node, and large, bulging subpostpetiolar process. The propodeal spines are only medium-long, and in the minor fully erect. Seen from behind, the petiolar node of the major is hexagonal, with a flat top and that of the minor strongly convex.

Similar to alpinensis   HNS , exarata   HNS , excubitor   HNS , gaigei   HNS , germaini   HNS , godmani   HNS , grantae   HNS , obrima   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 1.53, HL 1.54, SL 0.82, EL 0.14, PW 0.66. Paratype minor: HW 0.54, HL 0.66, SL 0.74, EL 0.06, PW 0.40.

Color Major: head, mesosoma, and appendages reddish yellow; waist and gaster brownish yellow. Minor: body dark yellow, appendages light.

Range Known only from the type locality.

Biology Unknown.

Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. BRAZIL: 66 km north of Manaus on Caracara Road (William L. and Doris E. Brown). Scale bars = 1 mm.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Pheidole

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