Pheidole bambusarum
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Pheidole bambusarum View in CoL HNS Forel
Pheidole bambusarum HNS Forel 1908h: 376. Syn.: Pheidole ogloblini Kusnezov HNS 1952d: 85, synonymy by Kempf 1972d: 450.
Types Mus. Hist. Nat. Geneve; Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.
etymology NL bambusarum HNS , belonging to bamboo (Bambusa).
Diagnosis A densely sculptured member of the tristis HNS group notable for the almost complete covering of the head and pronotum with rugoreticula in both major and minor. Most similar to brevicona HNS (but also compare aper HNS , dyctiota HNS , laeviventris HNS , lutzi HNS , risii HNS , rugatula HNS , senilis HNS , sigillata HNS , trachyderma HNS , and traini HNS ), differing in the major in the rugoreticulate venter of the head and sides of pronotum; the oval (as opposed to cone-shaped) postpetiolar node; smaller size; and lighter color. Measurements (mm) Syntype major ( bambusarum HNS ): HW 1.14, HL 1.20, SL 0.66, EL 0.16, PW 0.56. Syntype minor ( bambusarum HNS ): HW 0.70, HL 0.78, SL 0.74, EL 0.12, PW 0.44.
color Major: body light brownish yellow except for the gaster and appendages which are pale yellow. Minor: body medium yellow except for the gaster and appendages which are pale yellow. Syntypes of synonymous ogloblini HNS are yellow (major) or light reddish brown (minor).
Range Known from southern Brazil (Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo) and north-central Argentina (Misiones).
biology The types were collected from large hollow bamboos in a forest near Sao Paulo.
figure Upper: paratype, major of synonymous P. ogloblini Kusnezov HNS . Lower: syntype, minor of synonymous P. ogloblini Kusnezov HNS . ARGENTINA: Yacuy, Misiones. (Type locality: Sao Paulo, Brazil, collected by Adolphe Lutz). Scale bars = 1 mm.
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