Pheidole bureni

Nothing is known about the biology of bureni.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality in Texas.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: United States.

Nomenclature

 *  bureni. Pheidole bureni Wilson, 2003: 150, figs. (s.w.) U.S.A.

Description
A member of the crassicornis group distinguished by the following combination of traits.

Major: scape flattened at base; head in side view narrowed, its posterior dorsal surface flat; in full-face view, occipital border deeply concave and occipital lobes subangulate; propodeal spines long and vertical to propodeal dorsal face; pronotum transversely carinulate; mesosoma and waist completely foveolate and opaque; pilosity very sparse.

Minor: all of body foveolate and opaque except gaster, which is smooth and shiny; carinulae mesad to eyes extend to occiput.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.50, HL 1.58, SL 0.80, EL 0.24, PW 0.76. Paratype minor: HW 0.72, HL 0.80, SL 0.80, EL 0.20, PW 0.48.

COLOR Major: bicolorous, with all of body reddish yellow except gaster, which is medium to dark reddish brown.



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

Type Material
TEXAS: Alice, Jim Wells Co., southern Texas, col. William F. Buren. and

Etymology
Named after the collector, the late American myrmecologist William F. Buren.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * McDonald D. L., D. R. Hoffpauir, and J. L. Cook. 2016. Survey yields seven new Texas county records and documents further spread of Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren. Southwestern Entomologist, 41(4): 913-920.