Pheidole subaberrans

Nothing is known about the biology of subaberrans.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Recorded from Tucumán and Salta, Argentina. (Wilson 2003)

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina.

Nomenclature

 *  subaberrans. Elasmopheidole subaberrans Kusnezov, 1952b: 71 (s.w.) ARGENTINA. Combination in Pheidole (Elasmopheidole): Kempf, 1972a: 184. See also: Wilson, 2003: 140.

Description
From Wilson (2003): A member of the aberrans group — actually, an intermediate in habitus between the aberrans and tristis groups — distinguished as follows.

Major: large; head bicolored; occipital carina not present as in other aberrans-group species; hypostoma lacking spines; in full-face view, frontal lobes broad, asymmetrical, with pointed anterior borders that just reach the anterior clypeal border; humeri very large, rising 4X higher than the mesonotal convexity in dorsal-oblique view; acute, forward-projecting process on postpetiolar venter, as seen from the side; pronotum partly covered by transverse carinulae.

Minor: low process present on venter of postpetiole, as seen from the side; semicircular carinulae cover the pronotum; propodeal spines thin, needle-like.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.44, HL 1.76, SL 0.60, EL 0.16, PW 0.86. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.64, HL 0.68, SL 0.54, EL 0.12, PW 0.44.

COLOR Major: reddish yellow except for frontal lobes and borders of mandibles, which are a sharply contrasting blackish brown.



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

Type Material
Argentina. and - as reported in Wilson (2003)

Etymology
L subaberrans, below, i.e., almost aberrans. (Wilson 2003)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
 * Kusnezov N. 1952. El género Pheidole en la Argentina (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Acta Zoologica Lilloana 12: 5-88.
 * Kusnezov, N. "Lista de las hormigas de Tucumán con descripción de dos nuevos géneros (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)." Acta Zoologica Lilloana 13 (1953): 327-339.