Pheidole industa

Nothing is known about the biology of industa.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

This taxon was described from Uruguay.

Nomenclature

 *  industa. Pheidole rufipilis st. industa Santschi, 1939e: 316, fig. 3 (s.w.) URUGUAY. Raised to species: Wilson, 2003: 305.

Description
From Wilson (2003): A member of the fallax group similar in various characters to Pheidole chiapasana, Pheidole dentata, Pheidole humeridens, Pheidole laeviventris, Pheidole madrensis, Pheidole maja and Pheidole tetroides, differing as follows.

Major: rugoreticulum on sides of head covering most of genae and extending posteriorly to halfway between eyes and occipital border; carinulae originating on frontal lobes extend all the way to occiput, where they become a small patch of rugoreticulum; antennal scapes reach posteriorly well beyond midpoint from eye to occipital corner; sides of propodeum rugulose-carinulate; profile of pronotum in dorsal-oblique view elevated well above that of mesonotal convexity, and smoothly convex; propodeal spines long and vertical to basal propodeal face; postpetiole from above elliptical.

Minor: sides of propodeum rugulose-carinulate; humerus subangulate in side view; occiput in full-face view flat.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.60, HL 1.60, SL 1.08, EL 0.24, PW 0.80. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.80, HL 0.86, SL 1.04, EL 0.20, PW 0.48.

COLOR Major: concolorous light reddish (almost yellowish) brown.

Minor: concolorous medium brown.



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

Type Material
- as reported in Wilson (2003)

Type Locality Information
URUGUAY: Montevideo. (Wilson 2003)

Etymology
Unknown, possibly L industria, busy, active. (Wilson 2003)

Additional References
Santschi, F. 1939e. Études et descriptions de fourmis néotropiques. Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 10: 312–330.

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