Pheidole dumicola

The type series, including winged reproductives, was collected from a soil nest in second-growth thorn forest, on 28–29 August 1953. (Wilson 2003)

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

This taxon was described from Mexico.

Description
Similar to Pheidole charazana and Pheidole floricola, differs as follows. Major: head subrectangular and moderately elongate, with straight sides; antennal scrobes present; most of anterior half of head rugoreticulate, including outer margins of frontal lobes and all of genae but not antennal fossae, frontal triangle or midclypeus; humerus in dorsal-oblique view raised and lobose; all of mesosoma foveolate; postpetiole from above spinose.

Minor: pilosity sparse, with hairs on mesosomal dorsum consisting of well-spaced pairs of equal length; humerus in dorsal-oblique view subangulate; occiput broad, its margin straight; postpetiole from above large, circular, nearly 2X broader than petiole. MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.82, HL 1.00, SL 0.44, EL 0.12, PW 0.46. Paratype minor: HW 0.38, HL 0.46, SL 0.40, EL 0.06, PW 0.26.

COLOR Major and minor: light yellowish brown.



'''Figure. Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Locality Information
MEXICO: 10 km east of Campeche, Yucatán Peninsula, col. E. O. Wilson.

Etymology
L dumicola, dweller in thorn-bush.

Additional References
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