Pheidole cangussu

The type-series comes from pitfall traps installed at 804 m in the Parque Estadual do Cerrado, Jaguariaíva, Paraná (see details about the locality under Pheidole abakytan).

Identification
Pheidole cangussu resembles Pheidole schwarzmaieri. Majors of Pheidole cangussu have the mesosoma surface predominantly smooth, while Pheidole schwarzmaieri has the surface areolate. Minors of Pheidole cangussu have the head smooth and mesosoma finely areolate; Pheidole schwarzmaieri has the head and mesosoma distinctly areolate.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil.

Nomenclature

 * . Pheidole cangussu Casadei-Ferreira, Economo & Feitosa, 2020: 7, figs. 3, 11 (w.) BRAZIL.