Pheidole caribbaea Wheeler
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6274767 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A99E6428-257B-B3E2-FD93-0D63742EAF19 |
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Donat |
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Pheidole caribbaea Wheeler |
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Pheidole caribbaea Wheeler View in CoL HNS
Pheidole caribbaea Wheeler HNS 191 la: 23. Syn.: P. caribbaea subsp. sloanei Wheeler HNS 1917g: 459, n. syn.
Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.
Etymology Refers to region of origin.
Diagnosis A brown member of the fallax HNS group whose major has the dorsal surface of the head completely covered with longitudinal parallel carinulae, except the extreme occipital strip (seen in full-face view), which is smooth and shiny; pronotum and anterior mesonotum completely covered with transverse carinulae; postpetiolar node trapezoidal; anterior half of the first gastral tergite shagreened; and head densely covered with mostly erect to suberect hairs.
Close to mantilla HNS of Costa Rica and kukrana HNS of Nicaragua but differing in details of head shape, sculpture, pilosity, and color (q.v.); see also cardinalis HNS , obscurior HNS , rubiceps HNS .
Measurements (mm) Syntype major: HW 1.12, HL 1.20, SL 0.96, EL 0.20, PW 0.58. Syntype minor: HW 0.52, HL 0.66, SL 0.92, EL 0.14, PW 0.34.
Color Major: head medium brown, mesosoma dark brown, waist and gaster medium to dark brown, appendages light to medium brown.
Minor: body concolorous medium brown, appendages medium to yellowish brown.
Range Known only from Jamaica, an apparent endemic.
Biology Unknown.
Figure Upper: syntype, major. Lower: syntype, minor. JAMAICA: Balaclava: Scale bars = 1 mm.
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