Pheidole alticola

This species is only known from type specimens. Nothing is known about its biology.

Identification
A medium-sized, brown member of the flavens group with contrasting yellow legs. Very similar to Pheidole euryscopa , which occurs at the same locality, and especially in its large, forward-placed eye and curved, backward-directed propodeal spines, but differing in the major in important details of pronotal form and sculpturing, extent of smooth area at and forward of the occiput, and in color. (Wilson 2003)

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

This taxon was described from Colombia.

Description
A medium-sized, brown member of the flavens group with contrasting yellow legs. Very similar to Pheidole euryscopa , which occurs at the same locality, and especially in its large, forward-placed eye and curved, backward-directed propodeal spines, but differing in the major in important details of pronotal form and sculpturing, extent of smooth area at and forward of the occiput, and in color.

COLOR Major and minor: body medium brown, appendages dark yellow.



'''Figure. Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Measurements (mm):

Holotype major: HW 0.84, HL 1.00, SL 0.48, EL 0.14, PW 0.42.

Paratype minor: HW 0.52, HL 0.58, SL 0.50, EL 0.10, PW 0.34.

Type Locality Information
COLOMBIA: Parque Nacional Cuevas de las Guacheros, 10 km southeast of Palestina, 1900–2000 m (Charles Kugler and J. Hahn).

Etymology
L alticola, dweller of high places, alluding to the type locality.