Pheidole bilimeki

Longino, John T. & Cox, Daniel J., 2009, Pheidole bilimeki Reconsidered (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 1985, pp. 34-42 : 40-41

Pheidole bilimeki

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Pheidole bilimeki Mayr 1870:985 . Lectotype major worker: Mexico (Bilimek) [NMW] (examined).

Pheidole punctatissima subsp. annectens Wheeler, W.M. 1905:93 . Lectotype major worker: Mangrove Key, Andros Island, Bahamas (Wheeler) [MCZC] (examined). Wilson 2003:378 : junior synonym of bilimeki . Pheidole floridana var. antoniensis Forel 1901b:364 . Syntype major and minor worker: San Antonio, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia (Forel) [MHNG] (examined). Wilson 2003:378 : junior synonym of bilimeki .

Pheidole floridana subsp. ares Forel 1908:57. Syntype major and minor worker, male: Cote du Tablazo, 1500m, Costa Rica; San Juan de Tobozi, 1400m, Costa Rica (Biolley) [MHNG] (Cote du Tablazo specimens examined). Wilson 2003:378 : junior synonym of bilimeki .

Pheidole anastasii var. cellarum Forel 1908:55 . Syntype major, minor workers: greenhouses in Zurich ( Switzerland), Kew ( Great Britain), Dresden ( Germany) [MHNG] (examined). Forel 1901a:78: description of queen (as P. anastasii , based on material from Guatemala intercepted at Hamburg; material labeled incorrectly as cellarum types in Forel collection). Forel 1915:34: description of queen in key. Wilson 2003:378: junior synonym of bilimeki .

Pheidole floridana var. deplanata Pergande 1896:883 . Syntype major and minor worker: Tepic, Mexico (Eisen and Vaslit) [USNM]. Wilson 2003:378 : junior synonym of bilimeki .

Pheidole punctatissima subsp. insulana Wheeler, W.M. 1905:93. Syntype major and minor worker: Southern Bight, Andros Islands, Bahamas; Blue Hills, New Providence Island, Bahamas (Wheeler) [MCZC] (examined). Wilson 2003:378 : junior synonym of bilimeki .

Pheidole anastasii var. johnsoni Wheeler, W.M. 1907:272 . Syntype major and minor worker, male: Manatee, Honduras (Johnson) [MCZC] (examined). Wilson 2003:378: junior synonym of bilimeki .

Pheidole anastasii var. venezuelana Forel 1905:159 . Syntype major worker, male: Caracas, Venezuela (Meinert) [MHNG]. Wilson 2003:378: junior synonym of bilimeki .

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.