Pheidole lustrata, Wilson, E. O., 2003

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 447

publication ID

20017

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6276216

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9DF4247A-47D1-6FBB-E91B-AC8CCFE8800E

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Donat

scientific name

Pheidole lustrata
status

new species

Pheidole lustrata   HNS new species

Types INBio.

etymology L lustrata   HNS . purified, referring to the mostly dark, shiny body.

Diagnosis A distinctive medium-sized member of the flavens   HNS group with long, dense pilosity and dark brown body contrasting with yellow tarsi, in both castes. Similar to albipes   HNS , alticola   HNS , browni   HNS , ebenina   HNS , euryscopa   HNS , hedlundorum   HNS , monteverdensis   HNS , palenquensis   HNS , and servilia   HNS , differing as follows.

Major: eyes set well forward on head; humerus in dorsal-oblique view subangulate; extensive foveolation of mesopleuron and propodeum.

Minor: occiput in full-face view narrow and eyes placed more forward. measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.00, HL 1.04, SL 0.64, EL 0.14, PW 0.50. Paratype minor: HW 0.54, HL 0.56, SL 0.62, EL 0.12, PW 0.34.

color Major and minor: body dark brown, tarsi dark yellow, other appendages light brown.

Range Southern highlands of Costa Rica (J. T. Longino 1997).

Biology Occurs in leaf litter of mature wet montane forest (Longino 1997).

Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. COSTA RICA: 4 km south of San Vito, Puntarenas, 8A°47'N 82A°58 W, 1200 m (John T. Longino). Scale bars = 1 mm.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Pheidole

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