Pheidole cordiceps Mayr
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Pheidole cordiceps Mayr |
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Pheidole cordiceps Mayr View in CoL HNS
Pheidole cordiceps Mayr HNS 1868b: 174. Syn.: Pheidole cordiceps var. lilianae HNS Forel 1912g: 232, n. syn.
Types Naturhist. Mus. Wien.
Etymology L cordiceps HNS , heart-shaped head.
Diagnosis A medium-sized, yellow member of the fallax HNS group, distinguished as follows:
Major: head heart-shaped; propodeal spines reduced to denticles; postpetiolar node seen from above roughly trapezoidal; mesonotal convexity prominent, and in dorsal-oblique view seeming to "lean" posteriorly; carinulae on frontal lobes restricted to lateral halves, and rest of cephalic sculpturing confined to the level of the eyes and capsule anterior to them.
Minor: occiput very broad, lacking nuchal collar; humerus angulate; sculpturing on head limited to anterior fourth of dorsal surface. Most similar to and possibly synonymous with dione HNS .
Measurements (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.44, HL 1.46, SL not measured, EL 0.22, PW 0.72.
Paralectotype minor: HW 0.70, HL 0.74, SL 0.86, EL 0.16, PW 0.42.
Color Major: medium yellow, gaster a slightly contrasting yellowish brown.
Minor: head and mesosoma reddish yellow, waist and gaster medium brown.
Range Argentina: widespread in the country, including Buenos Aires, Chabut, Cordoba, Mendoza, and Salta (Kempf 1972b).
Biology Unknown.
Figure Upper: lectotype, major (antennal scape drawn from an undamaged paralectotype major). Lower: paralectotype, minor. ARGENTINA: Buenos Aires (P. de Strobel). Scale bars = 1 mm.
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