Pheidole dwyeri Gregg Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Wilson, E. O. 4FYBC urn:lsid:biosci.ohio-state.edu:osuc_concepts:33718 Insecta Formicidae Pheidole CoL Animalia Pheidole dwyeri Gregg Pheidole dwyeri Gregg Hymenoptera 541 Arthropoda species dwyeri   Pheidole dwyeri Gregg1969b: 97.  Etymology Named after Richard F. Dwyer, who sponsored the Snelling collecting tour of Las Tres Marias.  diagnosis A very distinctive species in the small group of Pheidolethat possess 4-segmented antennal clubs.  Major: very large; head disproportionately large, with Head Width more than 2.5X Pronotal Width; head tapered strongly toward occiput in side view; in full-face view, occiput deeply and subangularly concave; median ocellus present; small patch of rugoreticulum present laterad to each antennal fossa. Minor: propodeal spine of medium length; occiput in full-face view broad and weakly concave. Measurements (mm) Paratype major: HW 2.56, HL 2.58, SL 1.24, EL 0.24, PW 1.00. Paratype minor: HW 0.66, HL 0.74, SL 0.76, EL 0.12, PW 0.42. color Major and minor: concolorous medium reddish brown.  Range Known only from the type locality.  Biology Unknown.  Figure Upper: paratype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. MEXICO: Isla Maria Cleofas, Las Tres Marias, Nayarit (Roy R. Snelling). Scale bars = 1 mm.