Pheidole blumenauensis

Nothing is known about the biology of blumenauensis.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil.

Worker
Minor

Nomenclature

 * diligens. Pheidole diligens Santschi, 1923d: 50 (s.w.) BRAZIL. [Junior secondary homonym of diligens Smith, above.] Replacement name: blumenauensis Kempf, 1964e: 64.
 *  blumenauensis. Pheidole blumenauensis Kempf, 1964e: 64. Replacement name for Pheidole diligens Santschi, 1923d: 50. [Junior secondary homonym of Atta diligens Smith, F. 1858b: 168.] See also: Wilson, 2003: 171.

Description
From Wilson (2003): A small, reddish brown member of the diligens group, whose major has a moderately prominent mesonotal convexity, which is part of a bilobed promesonotal outline as seen in dorsal-oblique view; short, nearly equilaterally triangular propodeal spines; overall mostly smooth and shiny body surface with sculpturing on the head composed exclusively of longitudinal carinulae confined to the anterior half; and abundant, medium-length, erect pilosity.

Close to Pheidole rochai and Pheidole vafra, but differing variously in head shape, eye size, sculpturing, and color. See also the less similar Pheidole lemur, Pheidole perryorum, Pheidole pubiventris, Pheidole seeldrayersi and Pheidole variegata (= Pheidole pubiventris), as illustrated.

Minor: virtually identical to that of Pheidole rochai, as illustrated (q.v.).

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 0.96, HL 1.00, SL 0.78, EL 0.20, PW 0.54. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.52, HL 0.64, SL 0.78, EL 0.16, PW 0.38.

COLOR Major: concolorous reddish brown.

Minor: body light brown, appendages brownish yellow.



'''Figure. Lectotype, major. The minor is nearly identical to that of Pheidole rochai Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Material
BRAZIL: Blumenau, Santa Catarina. (q.v.). - as reported in Wilson (2003)

Etymology
L blumenauensis, after the type locality. (Wilson 2003)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Diehl-Fleig E. 2014. Termites and Ants from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Sociobiology (in Press).
 * Kempf W. W. 1964e. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants. III. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Studia Entomologica 7: 45-71.
 * Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
 * Rosa da Silva R. 1999. Formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) do oeste de Santa Catarina: historico das coletas e lista atualizada das especies do Estado de Santa Catarina. Biotemas 12(2): 75-100.