Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus.
Author
Wilson, E. O.
text
2003
Harvard University Press
Cambridge, MA
http://atbi.biosci.ohio-state.edu/HymOnline/reference-full.html?id=20017
book
20017
Pheidole fariasana
new species
Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.
Etymology Named after the type locality.
diagnosis A member of the
crassicornis
group distinguished by the following combination of traits.
Major: medium to dark brown; rugoreticulum of head limited to small patches immediately mesad to each eye; posterior half of head capsule smooth and shiny; anterior strip of pronotal dorsum transversely carinulate, remainder of promesonotal dorsum smooth and shiny; postpetiole from above diamond-shaped; pilosity dense and long, especially on gaster.
Minor: dark brown with brownish yellow tarsi, posterior half of head capsule smooth and shiny; anterior strip of pronotal dorsum transversely carinulate, rest of pronotum smooth and shiny; occiput broad. Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.00, HL 1.04, SL 0.82, EL 0.18, PW 0.54. Paratype minor: HW 0.60, HL 0.68, SL 0.80, EL 0.14, PW 0.40.
Color Major: head, lower half of pronotum, and appendages medium brown; remainder of body dark brown. Minor: body dark, almost blackish brown; tarsi brownish yellow; rest of appendages light to medium brown. range Known only from the type locality. Biology Unknown.
Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. MEXICO: 1.5 km east of Gomez Farias, Tamaulipas, 425 m (Robert J. Hamton). Scale bars = 1 mm.