Pheidole bidens, Wilson, E. O., 2003
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publication ID |
20017 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6276072 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DF75C255-35B5-E08B-B097-764540054390 |
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treatment provided by |
Donat |
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scientific name |
Pheidole bidens |
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new species |
Pheidole bidens HNS new species
Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.
Etymology L bidens HNS , two-toothed, referring to the clypeus.
Diagnosis A medium-large, yellow member of the flavens HNS group whose major is distinguished by the unusual bidentate anterior margin of the clypeus, heart-shaped head in full-face view, and completely carinulate clypeus.
Similar to styrax HNS of Venezuela but different in absence of an antennal scrobe and many other details of body form, sculpturing, pilosity, and color, as illustrated.
See also the less similar moffetti HNS , nasutoides HNS , and tennantae HNS .
Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.04, HL 1.06, SL 0.56, EL 0.14, PW 0.44.
Paratype minor: HW 0.54, HL 0.58, SL 0.46, EL 0.06, PW 0.34.
color Major: body and mandibles medium reddish yellow, appendages dark yellow.
Minor: body medium reddish yellow, appendages plain medium yellow.
Range Known only from the type series.
biology Unknown.
Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. BRAZIL: Pirella Plantation (Iriboca), near Belem (P. F. Darlington). Scale bars = 1 mm.
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