Pheidole boliviana

This species is only known from 3 collections. Nothing is known about its biology.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Known from Bolivia, Columbia and Costa Rica.

This taxon was described from Bolivia.

Nomenclature

 *  boliviana. Pheidole boliviana Wilson, 2003: 380, figs. (s.w.) BOLIVIA. Senior synonym of mincana, scitula: Longino, 2009: 17.
 * mincana. Pheidole mincana Wilson, 2003: 457, figs. (s.w.) COLOMBIA. Junior synonym of boliviana: Longino, 2009: 17.
 * scitula. Pheidole scitula Wilson, 2003: 505, figs. (s.w.) COSTA RICA. Junior synonym of boliviana: Longino, 2009: 17.

Description
Medium-sized brown member of the flavens group, whose major and minor have exceptionally long, abundant, erect to suberect hairs over most of the body, foveolate and opaque mesosoma and petiole, and small, nearly oval postpetiolar node only slightly wider than the petiolar node.

Major: promesonotum with convexities in dorsal-oblique view; petiolar node in rear view strongly convex; carinulae on the midline dorsum of the head reach the occiput.

Minor: humerus angulate in dorsal-oblique view; dorsal surface of head mostly foveolate and opaque.

Similar to Pheidole amabilis, Pheidole melastomae, Pheidole mixteca, Pheidole scitula, Pheidole terresi and Pheidole tysoni differing in the combination of traits cited above.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.86, HL 0.90, SL 0.46, EL 0.14, PW 0.44. Paratype minor: HW 0.50, HL 0.54, SL 0.44, EL 0.10, PW 0.34.

COLOR Major: head, mesosoma, waist, gaster, and antennae dark brown; legs brownish yellow.

Minor: dorsa of head and mesosoma medium brown; rest of body medium brown to brownish yellow; appendages brownish yellow.



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

Type Locality Information
BOLIVIA: Las Gamas, P. N. Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz, 14°48'S 60°28'W, 700 m, col. Philip S. Ward.

Etymology
Named after country of origin of the type series.

Additional References
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