Pheidole peruviana

Nothing is known about the biology of peruviana.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

This taxon was described from Peru.

Nomenclature

 *  peruviana. Pheidole peruviana Wilson, 2003: 731, figs. (s.w.) PERU.

Description
DIAGNOSIS Similar in various traits to Pheidole amata, Pheidole ambigua, Pheidole celaena, Pheidole fera, Pheidole germaini, Pheidole rutilana, Pheidole schwarzmaieri, Pheidole superba and Pheidole vomer, differing as follows.

Major: reddish yellow; head in side view with strongly convex venter and weakly convex dorsum, tapering strongly toward occiput, and in full-face view subrectangular, somewhat elongate, with straight sides; small patch of rugoreticulum present just posterior to antennal fossa on each side; remainder of anterior half of head dorsum mostly carinulate, and posterior half smooth and shiny; humeri in dorsal-oblique view raised as prominent lobes; anterior third of pronotal dorsum carinulate and remainder of promesonotal dorsum smooth, as well as lower half of mesopleuron; postpetiole from above diamond-shaped.

Minor: occiput strongly narrowed, with nuchal collar; all of head posterior to eyes smooth; all of mesosoma foveolate; propodeal spines small and vertical on the propodeal basal face.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.80, HL 2.10, SL 0.86, EL 0.22, PW 0.88. Paratype minor: HW 0.60, HL 0.72, SL 0.86, EL 0.12, PW 0.42.

COLOR Major: concolorous reddish yellow.

Minor: concolorous plain medium yellow.



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

Type Locality Information
PERU: Estácion Biologia de Cocha Cashu, Manu National Park, Madre de Dios, 400 m, col. Diane W. Davidson.

Etymology
Named after the country of origin of the type colony.

Additional References
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