Pheidole rosula
| Pheidole rosula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. rosula |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole rosula Wilson, 2003 | |
Nothing is known about the biology of rosula.
Contents
Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Only known from the type locality.
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- rosula. Pheidole rosula Wilson, 2003: 743, figs. (s.w.) ARGENTINA.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Similar in various characters to Pheidole guayasana, Pheidole pidax, Pheidole rosae, Pheidole securigera, especially rosae, and distinguished as follows.
Major: reddish yellow; frontal lobes extended forward as low but still conspicuous lobes, in side view; shallow antennal scrobes present, with surfaces smooth except for scattered foveae; postpetiole spinose; rugoreticulum on each side of head extends from eye to antennal fossa, posterior to eye for about an Eye Length distance, and anterior almost to the anterior genal border; carinulae extend to occiput, which is smooth; anterior half of pronotal dorsum carinulate; pilosity dense and long, with some hairs longer than Eye Length.
Minor: most of head and mesosoma variably foveolate; frontal lobes carinulate; humerus in dorsal-oblique view denticulate; propodeal spines reduced to denticles.
MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.22, HL 1.28, SL 0.54, EL 0.16, PW 0.72. Paratype minor: HW 0.62, HL 0.64, SL 0.54, EL 0.12, PW 0.40.
COLOR Major: body and mandibles reddish yellow, appendages plain dark yellow.
Minor: concolorous light reddish yellow.
Figure. Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.
Type Material
ARGENTINA: Palermo, Buenos Aires, col. R. Thaxter. Museum of Comparative Zoology
Etymology
L rosula, little rose, alluding to similarity with Pheidole rosae.
References
- Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. (page 743, fig. major, minor described)
