Pheidole inca

Nothing is known about the biology of inca.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Peru.

Castes
This species is only known from the major.

Nomenclature

 *  inca. Pheidole inca Wilson, 2003: 615, figs. (s.) PERU.

Description
DIAGNOSIS Major: uniquely distinguished within the punctatissima group by the sculpturing of the dorsal surface of the head, which consists of longitudinal carinulae along the midline flanked on either side by rugoreticula, all reaching the occipital border, combined with the presence of a median ocellus, propodeal spine reduced to a right angle, and brown body color.

Minor: unknown.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.94, HL 0.96, SL 0.74, EL 0.18, PW 0.46.

COLOR Major: head, antennae, and gaster medium brown, mesosoma and waist light brown, legs dark yellow.



'''Figure. Holotype, major. Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Material
PERU: Machu Picchu, 2000-2200 m, col. William L. Brown.

Etymology
Named after the Inca, in whose ancient city Machu Picchu the species was discovered.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Bezdeckova K., P. Bedecka, and I. Machar. 2015. A checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Peru. Zootaxa 4020 (1): 101–133.
 * Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.