Pheidole mera, Wilson, E. O., 2003

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 452

Pheidole mera new species

Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard-

Etymology L mera , pure, unadulterated, referring to the color.

diagnosis A medium-sized yellow species whose major has an elongate head, shallow scrobes, deep occipital cleft, semicircular promesonotal profile, and comulate postpetiole. Similar to casta , but the mera major differs in its carinulate and deeply cleaved occiput, oblique orientation of the carinulae mesad to the eyes, and more bulbous promesonotal profile.

measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.80, HL 0.94, SL 0.42, EL 0.14, PW 0.50. Paratype minor: HW 0.44, HL 0.46, SL 0.38, EL 0.08, PW 0.26. Color Major and minor: concolorous clear yellow.

range Central and southern Texas (Cameron, Hidalgo, and Travis counties).

Biology Unknown.

figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. TEXAS: La Feria, Cameron Co. (W. S. Creighton). Scale bars = 1 mm.