Pheidole socrates

Nothing is known about the biology of socrates.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Amazonian Brazil to the Guianas (French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname). Kempf (1972b) records socrates from Trinidad, but I have not seen the specimens. (Wilson 2003)

This taxon was described from Brazil.

Nomenclature

 *  socrates. Pheidole biconstricta r. socrates Forel, 1912f: 223 (s.w.) BRAZIL. Raised to species: Wilson, 2003: 149.

Description
From Wilson (2003): A large, light reddish yellow member of the biconstricta group, possessing spines in major and minor. In the major, also, longitudinal carinulae of frontal lobes extend in attenuated form posteriorly to near the occipital border. In the minor, the occiput is exceptionally broad in full-face view.

Otherwise, close to Pheidole biconstricta and Pheidole plato.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.84, HL 1.80, SL 1.10, EL 0.26, PW 0.88. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.88, HL 0.94, SL 1.08, EL 0.10, PW 0.56.

COLOR Major and minor: concolorous light reddish yellow.



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

Type Material
- as reported in Wilson (2003)

Type Locality Information
BRAZIL: Belém. (Wilson 2003)

Etymology
L socrates, presumably after the philosopher. (Wilson 2003)

Additional References
Forel, A. 1912. Formicides néotropiques, Part III: 3me sousfamille Myrmicinae (suite). Genres Cremastogaster et Pheidole. Mém. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 19: 211–237.

Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da região Neotropical. Stud. Entomol. 15: 3–344.

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