Pheidole coffeicola

Nothing is known about the biology of coffeicola.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
From Wilson (2003): Suriname, also recorded by Kempf (1972b) from Pará, Brazil.

This taxon was described from Suriname.

Nomenclature

 *  coffeicola. Pheidole coffeicola Borgmeier, 1934: 98, fig. 2 (s.w.q.) SURINAM. See also: Wilson, 2003: 182.

Description
From Wilson (2003): A medium-sized, dark yellow species close to Pheidole variegata (= Pheidole pubiventris) (q.v.), and possibly synonymous, differing in the major in its more protuberant, subangular humerus, shorter postpetiolar node, much less extensive rugoreticulum on the head, and color. P. coffeicola may also be distinguished by the presence of abundant short, decumbent hairs (and no erect hairs) in the minor.

See also less similar Pheidole laevifrons, Pheidole mooreorum, Pheidole pubiventris, Pheidole seeldrayersi and Pheidole zelata.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.22, HL 1.16, SL 0.84, EL 0.20, PW 0.56. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.56, HL 0.74, SL 0.96, EL 0.14, PW 0.40.

COLOR Major and minor: concolorous dark yellow.



'''Figure. Upper: lectotype, major. Lower: paralectotype, minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Material
and - as reported in Wilson (2003)

Type Locality Information
SURINAME: Paramaribo. (Wilson 2003)

Etymology
L coffeicola, living with coffee, referring to the coffee plantation where the type colony was collected. (Wilson 2003)

Additional References

 * [[Media:Borgmeier 1934.pdf|Borgmeier, T. 1934. Contribuiça~o para o conhecimento da fauna mirmecológica dos cafezais de Paramaribo, Guiana Holandesa (Hym. Formicidae). Arch. Inst. Biol. Veg. (Rio J.) 1: 93-111 PDF]]

Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da região Neotropical. Stud. Entomol. 15: 3–344.

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