Pheidole napoensis

Nothing is known about the biology of napoensis.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

This taxon was described from Ecuador.

Description
A striking, large member of the tristis complex, similar to Pheidole bellatrix of Colombia and more distantly so to Pheidole pepo, Pheidole rotundiceps, Pheidole sphaerica and Pheidole subsphaerica, variously from Colombia and Ecuador, and distinguished as follows.

Major: promesonotum in side view forms a very large hump towering over the propodeum; antennal scrobes present; humeri very broad and rugoreticulate; postpetiolar node conulate; a patch of rugoreticulum present behind and below the eye. Minor: unknown.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.70, HL 1.70, SL 0.72, EL 0.20, PW 0.92.

COLOR Major: body and mandibles very dark reddish brown, other appendages brownish yellow.



'''Figure. Unique holotype, major. Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Locality Information
ECUADOR: 20 kilometers south of Tena, Napo, 600 m (Stewart and larmila Kukalova-Peck).

Etymology
Named after the Ecuadoran province of origin.