Pheidole maja

Nothing is known about the biology of maja.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Guatemala.

Worker
Minor

Nomenclature

 *  maja. Pheidole maja Forel, 1886b: xlviii (s.w.q.) GUATEMALA. See also: Wilson, 2003: 322.

Description
From Wilson (2003): A member of the fallax group somewhat similar to Pheidole chiapasana, Pheidole dentata, Pheidole humeridens, Pheidole industa, Pheidole laevivertex, Pheidole madrensis, Pheidole tetroides, distinguished as follows.

Major: very sparse pilosity, with no hairs on full-face profile (types may be degraded); head elliptical in profile, narrowing conspicuously in side view; in dorsal-oblique view, pronotal profile smoothly convex; petiolar node in side view low; postpetiole from above trapezoidal; sides of pronotum sparsely foveolate.

Minor: occipital margin in full-face view convex; carinulae present along lateral margins of frontal lobes.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.22, HL 1.30, SL 0.80, EL 0.22, PW 0.62. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.62, HL 0.74, SL 0.82, EL 0.14, PW 0.44.

COLOR Major: concolorous light reddish brown.

Minor: concolorous plain medium brown.



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

Type Material
GUATEMALA: Ciudad de Guatemala. and  - as reported in Wilson (2003)

Etymology
Possibly Gr maia, good mother, nurse. (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).
 * Wilson, E.O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A Dominant, Hyperdiverse Genus. Harvard University Press