Pheidole industa

Pheidole industa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Attini
Genus:	Pheidole
Species:	P. industa
Binomial name
Pheidole industa Santschi, 1939 Specimen Labels

Nothing is known about the biology of industa.

Identification

See the description in the nomenclature section.

Keys including this Species

• Key to Pheidole fallax group

Distribution

Only known from the type locality.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Uruguay (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Castes

Worker

Minor

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Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• industa. Pheidole rufipilis st. industa Santschi, 1939e: 316, fig. 3 (s.w.) URUGUAY. Raised to species: Wilson, 2003: 305.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

From Wilson (2003): A member of the fallax group similar in various characters to Pheidole chiapasana, Pheidole dentata, Pheidole humeridens, Pheidole laeviventris, Pheidole madrensis, Pheidole maja and Pheidole tetroides, differing as follows.

Major: rugoreticulum on sides of head covering most of genae and extending posteriorly to halfway between eyes and occipital border; carinulae originating on frontal lobes extend all the way to occiput, where they become a small patch of rugoreticulum; antennal scapes reach posteriorly well beyond midpoint from eye to occipital corner; sides of propodeum rugulose-carinulate; profile of pronotum in dorsal-oblique view elevated well above that of mesonotal convexity, and smoothly convex; propodeal spines long and vertical to basal propodeal face; postpetiole from above elliptical.

Minor: sides of propodeum rugulose-carinulate; humerus subangulate in side view; occiput in full-face view flat.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.60, HL 1.60, SL 1.08, EL 0.24, PW 0.80. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.80, HL 0.86, SL 1.04, EL 0.20, PW 0.48.

COLOR Major: concolorous light reddish (almost yellowish) brown.

Minor: concolorous medium brown.

Figure. Upper: lectotype, major. Lower: paralectotype, minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.

Lectotype Specimen Labels

Type Material

URUGUAY: Montevideo. Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel - as reported in Wilson (2003)

Etymology

Unknown, possibly L industria, busy, active. (Wilson 2003)

References

• Santschi, F. 1939e. Études et descriptions de fourmis néotropiques. Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 10: 312-330 (page 316, fig. 3 soldier, worker described)
• Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. (page 305, fig. major, minor described, Raised to species: new status)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Santschi F. 1939. Études et descriptions de fourmis néotropiques. Revista de Entomologia (Rio de Janeiro). 10: 312-330.
• Zolessi L. C. de, Y. P. Abenante, and M. E. de Philippi. 1988. Lista sistematica de las especies de Formicidos del Uruguay. Comun. Zool. Mus. Hist. Nat. Montev. 11: 1-9.
• de Zolessi, L.C., Y.P. de Abenante and M.E. Philippi. 1987. Lista sistemática de las especies de formícidos del Uruguay. Comunicaciones Zoologicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo 11(165):1-9