argentina Bruch
Pheidole
Pheidole
Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus.
Wilson, E. O.
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Insecta
Formicidae
Pheidole
CoL
Animalia
Pheidole argentina (Bruch)
Pheidole argentina (Bruch)
Hymenoptera
267
Arthropoda
species
argentina
Gallardomyrma argentina Bruch1932: 273. Placed in Pheidoleby generic synonymy ( Pheidole= Gallardomyrma) by W. L. Brown 1973b: 180.
Etymology Named after the country of origin.
diagnosis An extreme workerless parasite of Pheidole nitidula. The queen possesses a trait unique within the ants: the antenna is 10-segmented, with a well-developed, 1-segmented club. Also, the body is somewhat pupiform and the mandibles are reduced to toothless straps.
measurements (mm) Syntype queen: according to Bruch (1932), the total length of a queen in the type series is 1.7 mm. Color Head, especially vertex, brownish yellow; mesosoma, waist, and gaster (except the apex) grayish brown..
range Known only from the type locality.
Biology A permanent workerless parasite of Pheidole nitidula.
figure Syntype, queen. (Adapted from Bruch 1932.) ARGENTINA: Alta Gracia (La Granja), Sierra de Cordoba (Carlos Bruch). Scale bar = 1 mm.