Pheidole bellatrix, Wilson, E. O., 2003
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6275374 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DCCE9581-5E9B-B8D9-B515-1562366C816D |
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Pheidole bellatrix |
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new species |
Pheidole bellatrix HNS new species
Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.
Etymology L bellatrix HNS , female warrior.
diagnosis An unusually large member of the tristis HNS group, similar to napoensis HNS of Ecuador and more distantly so to pepo HNS , rotundiceps HNS , sphaerica HNS , and subsphaerica HNS , which are species variously from Colombia and Ecuador, and distinguished by the following set of traits.
Major: promesonotum in side view forms a very large hump towering over the propodeum; from above the humeri are very broad, completely covering the rest of the pronotum below; from above the anterior margin of the postpetiolar node forms a perfect semicircle, with the posterior border a straight line forming its base; antennal scrobes absent; entire body covered by dense pilosity. measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 2.00, HL 2.06, SL 0.92, EL 0.22, PW 1.30. Paratype minor: HW 0.78, HL 0.82, SL 0.76, EL 0.14, PW 0.48. Color Major: body light reddish brown, appendages brownish yellow. Minor: concolorous light brownish yellow.
Range In addition to the type locality in Huila, bellatrix HNS has been collected in Cundinamarca (1100 m), Magdalena (elevation unknown), and Meta (1000 m).
Biology Winged queens were collected from the type nest sometime during 9-13 January.
Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype minor. COLOMBIA: Finca Merenberg, 12 km west of Belen, Huila, 2200 m (C. Kugler and J. Hahn). Scale bars = 1 mm.
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