Pheidole minensis

Nothing is known about the biology of minensis.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil.

Nomenclature

 *  minensis. Pheidole (Elasmopheidole) aberrans var. minensis Santschi, 1923d: 64 (s.q.m.) BRAZIL. Raised to species: Wilson, 2003: 137.

Description
From Wilson (2003): Major: reddish yellow; frontal lobes very broad, in full-face view spread laterally almost to the margins of the head, and their smoothly lobose anterior edges just reaching the anterior margin of the clypeus; except for the frontal triangle, the entire dorsal surface of the head carinulate; transverse carinulae originating on each corner of the occiput dip obliquely to meet at the midline of the head, reaching anteriorly to nearly halfway to the eye level.

Minor: unknown.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.58, HL 2.00, SL 0.60, EL 0.20, PW 0.94.

COLOR Concolorous reddish yellow.



'''Figure. Lectotype, major. Minor unknown. Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Material
- as reported in Wilson (2003)

Type Locality Information
BRAZIL: Pirapora, Minas Gerais. (Wilson 2003)

Etymology
Named after the Brazilian state of origin. (Wilson 2003)

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

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