Pheidole grundmanni

The types were collected from beneath a stone at the foot of a narrow leaf cottonwood tree, near the mouth of Ashley Canyon several hundred meters below Merkeley Park. (Wilson 2003)

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

This taxon was described from the United States.

Nomenclature

 *  grundmanni. Pheidole (Ceratopheidole) grundmanni Smith, M.R. 1953e: 144, fig. 1 (w.) U.S.A. See also: Wilson, 2003: 543.

Description
From Wilson (2003): DIAGNOSIS A member of the granulata group (4-segrnented antennal club), close to Pheidole clydei and distinguished as follows.

Minor: propodeal spine more than half as long as the basal face of the propodeum anterior to it; petiolar node depressed, and petiole as a whole cylindrical; promesonotal profile in dorsal-oblique view forming a single smooth curve; occipital margin in full-face view broad and flat; carinulae of head reaching eye level; sides of pro no tum smooth and shiny.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Paratype minor: HW 0.64, HL 0.70, SL 0.80, EL 0.16, PW 0.40.

COLOR Minor: body concolorous yellowish brown; appendages medium yellow; body hairs a contrasting white.



'''Figure. Paratype, minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Material
and - as reported in Wilson (2003)

Type Locality Information
UTAH: Ashley Canyon, near Vernal, Uintah Co., 1800 m; col. A. W. Grundmann. (Wilson 2003)

Etymology
Named after the collector, A. W. Grundmann. (Wilson 2003)

Additional References
Smith, M. R. 1953e. A new Pheidole (subg. Ceratopheidole) from Utah (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. New York Entomol. Soc. 61:143–146.

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