Pheidole weiseri

Nothing is known about the biology of weiseri.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina.

Nomenclature

 *  weiseri. Pheidole (Elasmopheidole) aberrans st. weiseri Santschi, 1923d: 64 (s.w.q.) ARGENTINA. Raised to species: Wilson, 2003: 142.

Description
From Wilson (2003): A member of the aberrans group, closest to Pheidole minensis and Pheidole obscurifrons.

Major: light yellow; frontal lobes seen from the side form prominent lobes that only partly overhang the clypeus; seen from above, the lobes are broad, and subangular at their anterior tips, which extend to within an Eye Length of the anterior clypeal border; tips of frontal lobes smooth, which surfaces are succeeded posteriorly by a broad band of carinulae, and this gives way at eye level to a smooth area that extends all the way to the occiput; pronotal profile semicircular; faint carinulae line the lower pronotal margin.

Minor: pronotum covered by semicircular carinulae, and mesopleuron by foveolae and longitudinal carinulae.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.42, HL 1.64, SL 0.58, EL 0.18, PW 0.84. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.80, HL 0.80, SL 0.58, EL 0.12, PW 0.48.

COLOR Major: concolorous light reddish yellow.

Minor: body light brown, appendages brownish yellow.



'''Figure. Upper: lectotype, major. Lower: paralectotype, minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Material
ARGENTINA: Pucapampa, near Santa Catalina, Jujuy. - as reported in Wilson (2003)

Etymology
Eponymous. (Wilson 2003)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Kusnezov N. 1978. Hormigas argentinas: clave para su identificación. Miscelánea. Instituto Miguel Lillo 61:1-147 + 28 pl.
 * Rosa da Silva R. 1999. Formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) do oeste de Santa Catarina: historico das coletas e lista atualizada das especies do Estado de Santa Catarina. Biotemas 12(2): 75-100.