Pheidole fera

Nothing is known about the biology of fera.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Known only from Minas Gerais. (Wilson 2003)

This taxon was described from Brazil.

Nomenclature

 *  fera. Pheidole guilelmimuelleri var. fera Santschi, 1925d: 227 (s.w.) BRAZIL. Raised to species: Wilson, 2003: 689.

Description
DIAGNOSIS From Wilson (2003): Similar in various traits to Pheidole amata, Pheidole ambigua, Pheidole celaena, Pheidole germaini, Pheidole peruviana, Pheidole rutilana, Pheidole schwarzmaieri, Pheidole superba and Pheidole vomer, differing as follows.

Major: distinct mesonotal convexity absent in side view, with promesonotal profile a continuous weakly convex curve that drops as a steep face to the metanotum; center of mid-c1ypeal carina projects forward as a process in dorsal-oblique view; posterior half of head smooth and shiny except for carinulae along the dorsal midline, which reach occiput; anterior half of head almost all carinulate, with no rugoreticulum; humeri subangulate in dorsal-oblique view; postpetiole diamond-shaped seen from above; apex ofpetiolar node acute in side view.

Minor: occiput narrowed, with a nuchal collar; apex of petiolar node acute in side view; central third of dorsum of head and almost all of meso soma foveolate.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.96, HL 1.24, SL 0.94, EL 0.24, PW 0.76. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.64, HL 0.74, SL 0.84, EL 0.14, PW 0.44.

COLOR Major: head and mandibles light reddish brown; rest of body plain medium brown; other appendages dark yellow.

Minor: body plain dark brown, appendages plain light brown.



'''Figure. Upper: lectotype, major (dorsal-oblique view of meso soma and dorsal view of petiole based on paralectotype major). Lower: paralectotype, minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Material
- as reported in Wilson (2003)

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

Etymology
L fera, wild, untamed. (Wilson 2003)

Additional References
Santschi, F. 1925. Nouveaux Formicides brésiliens et autres. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 65: 221–247.

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