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
From Wilson (2003): 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. COLOR Major and minor: light yellowish brown.

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 (E. O. Wilson).

Etymology
L dumicola, dweller in thorn-bush.