Pheidole punctatissima

Longino, John T. & Cox, Daniel J., 2009, Pheidole bilimeki Reconsidered (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 1985, pp. 34-42 : 41

Pheidole punctatissima

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Pheidole punctatissima Mayr 1870:400 . Syntype major, minor worker: North America [assumed southern Mexico] (Norton) [NMW](examined, major worker here designated Lectotype to insure nomenclatural stability). Forel, 1908:52 : description of queen. See also: Wilson, 2003:618 .

Pheidole punctatissima subsp. napaea Wheeler, W.M. 1934:165. Syntype major, minor worker: Mexico, Veracruz, Mirador (Skwarra 51a) (not examined). Junior synonym of punctatissima: Brown, 1981:525 .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Relationship of minor worker head width and scape length for Pheidole bilimeki and related species. 1: from the type series of P. punctatissima. 2: syntype of P. punctatissima napaea. 3: syntype of P. jamaicensis. Circle: syntypes of antoniensis, barbouri, cellarum, insulans, johnsoni. A similar plot for major workers shows the same general trends but with less separation among the species.

FIGURE 2. Lateral view of body (A) and dorsal (full-face) views of head (B – E) of minor workers. A. Pheidole bilimeki, Costa Rica (JTLC 000015322). B. Pheidole anastasii, Costa Rica (INBIOCRI 001283143) C. Pheidole punctatissima, Costa Rica (INBIOCRI 002279874). D. Pheidole bilimeki, Costa Rica (JTLC 000015322). E. Pheidole jamaicensis, Jamaica (JTLC 000015394). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 3. Dorsal (full-face) views of major worker head. A. Pheidole anastasii, Costa Rica (INBIOCRI 001283142). B. Pheidole punctatissima, Mexico (lectotype, CASENT 0601256). C. Pheidole jamaicensis, Jamaica (JTLC 000015837). D. Pheidole bilimeki, Costa Rica (P. a re s syntype, JTLC 000014091). E. Pheidole bilimeki, Mexico (holotype, CASENT 0601281). F. Pheidole bilimeki, Costa Rica (JTLC 000003345). Scale bars = 0.5 mm.