Pheidole eidmanni

Nothing is known about the biology of eidmanni.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil.

Worker
Minor

Nomenclature

 *  eidmanni. Pheidole eidmanni Menozzi, 1926c: 69, fig. 1 (s.w.) BRAZIL. See also: Wilson, 2003: 289.

Description
From Wilson (2003): A member of the fallax group, similar in different characters to Pheidole bergi, Pheidole cordiceps, Pheidole nitidula and Pheidole pampana, and especially so with Pheidole nitidula, with which it may be synonymous, and distinguished as follows.

Major: concavity of occipital border very broad in frontal view; rugoreticulum less extensive on genae (than in nitidula); in dorsaloblique view, humerus lower than convexity that follows it; pronotum completely smooth and shiny.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.06, HL 1.08, SL 0.64, EL 0.20, PW 0.56.

COLOR Major: body concolorous medium reddish brown.



'''Figure. Lectotype, major. Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Material
BRAZIL: Mogidas-Cruzes, São Paulo. - as reported in Wilson (2003)

Etymology
Named after the entomologist H. Eidmann. (Wilson 2003)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Kempf W. W. 1978. A preliminary zoogeographical analysis of a regional ant fauna in Latin America. 114. Studia Entomologica 20: 43-62.
 * Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
 * Menozzi C. 1926. Neue Ameisen aus Brasilien. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 69: 68-72.