Pheidole terribilis

Nothing is known about the biology of terribilis.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
From Wilson (2003): Known from the type locality, and 35 km south-southeast of Flor de Oro, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 450 m, col. P. S. Ward.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Bolivia, Brazil, Suriname.

Nomenclature

 *  terribilis. Pheidole terribilis Wilson, 2003: 764, figs. (s.w.) SURINAM.

Description
DIAGNOSIS Similar in various traits to Pheidole horribilis, Pheidole minax, Pheidole ursus and Pheidole macromischoides, differing as follows.

Major: propodeal spine stout, about half as long as propodeal basal face; rear third of head smooth, with scattered foveae; a loose rugoreticulum between eye and antennal fossa on each side; frontal lobes and vertex carinulate; anterior half of promesonotum rugoreticulate, rear half smooth; postpetiolar dorsum foveolate and carinulate; gaster entirely smooth.

Minor: occiput and sides of head to level of eyes rugoreticulate; lower half of mesopleuron loosely rugose, and dorsum foveolate only, with rest of promesothorax rugoreticulate.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.80, HL 1.86, SL 0.94, EL 0.20, PW 0.90. Paratype minor: HW 0.76, HL 0.70, SL 0.82, EL 0.14, PW 0.50.

COLOR Major: body, antennae, mandibles medium reddish brown; legs brownish yellow.

Minor: mesosoma, waist, and appendages light to medium reddish brown; head and gaster dark reddish brown.



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

Type Material
SURINAME: Voltzberg Camp, Raleigh-Vallen-Voltzberg Reserve, 90 m, col. James Carpenter and D. Trail.

Etymology
L terribilis, dreadful, frightful.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
 * Franco W., N. Ladino, J. H. C. Delabie, A. Dejean, J. Orivel, M. Fichaux, S. Groc, M. Leponce, and R. M. Feitosa. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674(5): 509-543.
 * Groc S., J. H. C. Delabie, F. Fernandez, F. Petitclerc, B. Corbara, M. Leponce, R. Cereghino, and A. Dejean. 2017. Litter-dwelling ants as bioindicators to gauge the sustainability of small arboreal monocultures embedded in the Amazonian rainforest. Ecological Indicators 82: 43-49.