Pheidole aequiseta

Nothing is known about the biology of aequiseta.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Bolivia.

Castes
Only known from minor worker.

Nomenclature

 *  aequiseta. Pheidole aequiseta Santschi, 1923d: 57 (w.) BOLIVIA. See also: Wilson, 2003: 262.

Description
From Wilson (2003): A member of the fallax group, with minor similar to that of Pheidole gouldi and Pheidole tolteca (major of aequiseta unknown), differing as follows.

Major: unknown.

Minor: slender; occiput drawn into a neck with nuchal collar; propodeal spine reduced to obtuse angle; pilosity over all of body abundant, short, and erect, and of roughly equal length; all of head, mesosoma, and waist foveolate and opaque; anterior third of central strip of first gastral tergite shagreened; petiolar and postpetiolar nodes in side view low; postpetiole as a whole almost cylindrical.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype minor: HW 0.60, HL 0.88, SL 1.24, EL 0.20, PW 0.48.

COLOR Minor: concolorous light reddish brown, almost “orange.”



'''Figure. Lectotype, minor. (Major unknown.) Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Material
- as reported in Wilson (2003)

Type Locality Information
BOLIVIA: San José, Santa Cruz. (Wilson 2003)

Etymology
L aequiseta, even-haired. (Wilson 2003)

Additional References
Santschi, F. 1923d. Pheidole et quelques autres fourmis néotropiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 63: 45–69.

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