Pheidole alayoi

Nothing is known about the biology of alayoi.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Cuba, Greater Antilles.

Castes
Only known from the minor.

Nomenclature

 *  alayoi. Pheidole alayoi Wilson, 2003: 647, figs. (w.) CUBA.

Description
DIAGNOSIS Holotype minor (major unknown): a medium-sized, yellow member of the tristis group, marked by its very long propodeal spines, subangulate humerus, bell-shaped postpetiole, long and dense pilosity, and completely foveolate and opaque dorsal surfaces of the head and mesosoma. Similar to the minor workers of Pheidole cubaensis, Pheidole macromischoides and Pheidole naylae of Cuba and Pheidole androsana of the Bahamas, differing in details of body form, sculpturing, and pilosity, as shown, and by color.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype minor: HW 0.66, HL 0.78, SL 0.82, EL 0.12, PW 0.44.

COLOR Minor (major unknown): concolorous medium yellow.



'''Figure. Holotype, minor (major unknown). Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Material
Wilson (2003) - CUBA: La Gran Piedra, col. D. P. Alayo. , courtesy of J. Fontenla.

Etymology
Named in honor of the collector, the Cuban entomologist D. P. Alayo.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Fontenla J. L., and J. Alfonso-Simonetti. 2018. Classification of Cuban ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) into functional groups. Poeyana Revista Cubana de Zoologia 506: 21-30.
 * Wilson E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. 794 pp.
 * Wilson, E.O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A Dominant, Hyperdiverse Genus. Harvard University Press