Pheidole strigosa

Collected from the floor of lowland rainforest. (Wilson 2003)

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

This taxon was described from Brazil.

Description
A member of the diligens group similar to Pheidole alfaroi, Pheidole laticornis and Pheidole seligmanni, distinguished from these and other diligens group species by the following combination of traits.

Major: head elongate, with deeply convex occipital border seen in full-face view; pronotum bilobous in dorsal-oblique view; propodeal spines reduced to denticles; postpetiole from above bell-shaped; sculpturing of head limited to carinulae on the anterior third.

Minor: propodeal spines absent, with the basal and declivitous faces of the propodeum joining in a smooth convexity; occiput narrow, with a nuchal collar.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.14, HL 1.40, SL 1.00, EL 0.18, PW 0.64. Paratype minor: HW 0.56, HL 0.72, SL 0.96, EL 0.14, PW 0.40.

COLOR Major: body, mandibles, and scape medium yellowish brown, legs yellow.

Minor: head medium brown with yellow anterior genal border; rest of body light brown; appendages yellow.



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

Type Locality Information
BRAZIL: Taperinha Santarém, Pará, 2°54'S 54°20'W, col. Robert L. Jeanne.

Etymology
L strigosa, thin, lean.