Pheidole bucculenta, Wilson, E. O., 2003
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Pheidole bucculenta |
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Pheidole bucculenta HNS Forel, new status
Pheidole guilelmimuelleri subsp. bucculenta HNS Forel 1908h: 379. Not seen: types of Pheidole guilelmimuelleri subsp. bucculenta var. socrus HNS Forel 1914e: 12 (Colombia), an unavailable name (quadrinomial).
Types Mus. Hist. Nat. Geneve.
Etymology L bucculenta HNS , with full cheeks, allusion unknown.
Diagnosis Similar to antillana HNS of the Lesser Antilles and the South American avia HNS , guilelmimuelleri HNS , hetschkoi HNS , heyeri HNS , hortonae HNS , praeses HNS , and rhytifera HNS , as well as to mamore HNS in the scrobifera HNS group, but differing in the following combination of traits. Major: very close to the lectotype major of guilelmimuelleri HNS (q.v.), but the minor is very distinct, as follows: propodeal spines absent, replaced by right-angular junctions between the basal and posterior propodeal faces; humerus smoothly rounded in dorsal-oblique view; head and body almost completely smooth and shiny, with sculpturing on head comprising only short carinulae anterior to the level of the eyes.
Measurements (mm) Paralectotype major: HW 1.76, HL 1.76, SL 0.84, EL 0.10, PW 0.84. Lectotype minor: HW 0.64, HL 0.76, SL 0.96, EL 0.12, PW 0.46. color Major: not recorded. Minor: concolorous clear yellow.
Range Known only from the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Biology A nest was found in wet mountain forest near Salesopolis, Sao Paulo, 850 m, by William L. and Doris E. Brown.
Figure Lectotype, minor. BRAZIL: Alto da Serra, Sao Paulo. Paralectotype major not shown; very similar to guilelmimuelleri HNS lectotype major (q.v.). Scale bar = 1 mm.
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