Pheidole puttemansi

Nothing is known about the biology of puttemansi.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Known from the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, Pará; and, in Argentina, Siete Arboles, Estero del Santiago. (Wilson 2003)

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil.

Nomenclature

 *  puttemansi. Pheidole fallax subsp. puttemansi Forel, 1911c: 304 (s.) BRAZIL. Raised to species and senior synonym of janeirensis: Wilson, 2003: 343.
 * janeirensis. Pheidole fallax r. janeirensis Forel, 1912f: 222 (s.w.) BRAZIL. Junior synonym of puttemansi: Wilson, 2003: 343.

Description
From Wilson (2003): A member of the fallax group close to Pheidole fallax, Pheidole gigas, Pheidole jelskii, Pheidole obscurithorax, Pheidole roushae, Pheidole tobini and Pheidole valens, differing as follows.

Major: entire posterior fifth of head, including occiput, smooth and shiny; lateral thirds of remainder of head in full-face view rugoreticulate, and median third, including frontal lobes, carinulate; humerus in dorsal-oblique view subangulate; petiole relatively slender, the apex of its node in side view tapering almost to a point; scapes relatively long (Scape Length/Head Width 0.64).

Minor (based on synonymous “r. janeirensis,” whose major was compared with the puttemansi lectotype): nearly identical to the fallax minor (as illustrated q.v.), with propodeal spines of intermediate length as depicted for that species.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.56, HL 1.64, SL 1.00, EL 0.22, PW 0.80. COLOR Major: concolorous light reddish brown.

Minor: medium reddish brown.



'''Figure. Lectotype, major. There are no minors in the type series; see Description. Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Material
BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro, col. Hubert Puttemans. (There are no minors in the type series; see Description). - as reported in Wilson (2003)

Etymology
Named after the collector, Hubert Puttemans. (Wilson 2003)