Pheidole sigillata, Wilson, E. O., 2003
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Pheidole sigillata |
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new species |
Pheidole sigillata HNS new species
Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.
etymology L sigillata HNS , adorned with little figures or marks, referring to variable sculpturing among different parts of body.
diagnosis Similar in various traits to aper HNS , bambusarum HNS , brevicona HNS , dyctiota HNS , laeviventris HNS , lutzi HNS , risii HNS , rugatula HNS , senilis HNS , trachyderma HNS , and traini HNS , differing as follows.
Major: vertex and sides of dorsal surface of head rugoreticulate; occipital lobes foveolate and opaque; frontal lobes carinulate; pronotal dorsum rugoreticulate; sides of pronotum rugulose; metanotum sparsely rugulose; propodeal spines equilaterally triangular. Minor: occiput slightly constricted, but lacking nuchal collar; occiput, sides of head, and mid-clypeus in full-face view rugoreticulate; promesonotal dorsum rugoreticulate; propodeal spines equilaterally triangular. Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.34, HL 1.38, SL 0.56, EL 0.12, PW 0.64. Paratype minor: HW 0.54, HL 0.56, SL 0.54, EL 0.10, PW 0.38. Color Major: concolorous light brown.
Minor: body yellowish brown except for anterior fourth of head capsule, which is a lighter shade of brownish yellow; appendages brownish yellow.
Range Known from the type locality.
Biology The type colony was found in lowland rainforest.
figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. Caraguatatuba Reserva Florestal, Sao Paulo, 40-80 m (William L. Brown). Scale bars = 1 mm.
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