Pheidole mincana, Wilson, E. O., 2003

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 457

Pheidole mincana new species

Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.

etymology L mincana , referring to the type locality.

Diagnosis A small, medium to dark brown species, whose major has a bicolorous head, widely concave occipital margin in fullface view, and trapezoidal postpetiolar node. The major has a prominently lobose pronotal humerus in dorsal-oblique view, and the minor has a small oblique-angular protrusion on the humerus in the same view. Both castes have a long, robust, posteriorly directed propodeal spine and dense, long, mostly erect pilosity over most of the body. Similar to tambopatae but differing to some extent in all the traits just described. See also the less similar arhuaca , caulicola , chalca , chalcoides , schmalzi , and tragica . Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.80, HL 0.86, SL 0.44, EL 0.10, PW 0.42. Paratype minor: HW 0.52, HL 0.54, SL 0.46, EL 0.08, PW 0.34.

color Major: body medium brown; head bicolorous, with anterior fifth dark yellow and posterior four-fifths medium brown; appendages light brown.

Minor: body medium to dark brown; tarsi yellow; rest of appendages light brown.

Range Known only from the type series.

Biology Specimens were collected from a rotting log.

Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. COLOMBIA: Minca, Magdalena, 610 m (Charles Kugler). Scale bars = 1 mm.