Pheidole acamata

Nothing is known about the biology of acamata.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

This taxon was described from Nicaragua.

Nomenclature

 *  acamata. Pheidole acamata Wilson, 2003: 258, figs. (s.w.) NICARAGUA.

Description
A member of the fallax group, similar to Pheidole cielana, Pheidole cockerelli, Pheidole dione, Pheidole hyatti, Pheidole midas nd Pheidole potosiana, distinguished by the following combination of traits.

Major: small; yellow; dorsum of first gastral tergite covered by uniform layer of short, subappressed hairs; scape short of the occipital corner by twice its maximum width; a thin corridor of rugoreticulum extending from the eye to the circular carinulae of the antennal fossa; anterior dorsum of the pronotum rugoreticulate, with the rear of the pronotal dorsum bearing broken rugulae and the rest of the promesonotal dorsum shiny or subopaque.

Minor: all of the head, mesosoma, and waist foveolate and opaque; anterior half of the median strip of the first gastral tergite shagreened and opaque; occiput considerably narrowed but lacking a nuchal collar.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.98, HL 1.04, SL 0.76, EL 0.18, PW 0.52. Paratype minor: HW 0.54, HL 0.60, SL 0.72, EL 0.12, PW 0.38.

COLOR Major: concolorous reddish yellow.

Minor: concolorous dark yellow.



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

Type Locality Information
NICARAGUA: Kukra River, col. Ivette Perfecto.

Etymology
Gr acamata, untiring, ceaseless.

Additional References
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