Pheidole pullula

Nothing is known about the biology of pullula.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Recorded from Buenos Aires and Córdoba, Argentina. (Wilson 2003)

This taxon was described from Argentina.

Nomenclature

 *  pullula. Pheidole silvestrii var. pullula Santschi, 1911b: 53 (s.w.q.) ARGENTINA. Raised to species: Wilson, 2003: 737.

Description
From Wilson (2003): DIAGNOSIS Similar to Pheidole bellatrix, Pheidole bison and Pheidole napoensis, differing from them and other tristis-group members as follows.

Major: promesonotum large, descending to the metanotum through a nearly vertical face half as long as the basal face of the propodeum; antennal scrobe present; posterior third of dorsal head surface smooth; postpetiole from above cornulate; rugoreticulum present between eye and antennal fossa; strong, convex postpetiolar process present; anterior rim of pronotal dorsum carinulate, rest of promesonotum smooth and shiny.

Minor: semicircular carinulae cover promesonotum except for center, which is rugoreticulate.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.30, HL 1.54, SL 0.62, EL 0.16, PW 0.82. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.52, HL 0.56, SL 0.40, EL 0.08, PW 0.32.

COLOR Major: body and mandibles medium reddish brown, other appendages reddish yellow.

Minor: gaster light brown, rest of body light yellowish brown, appendages yellow.



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

Type Material
- as reported in Wilson (2003)

Type Locality Information
ARGENTINA: Buenos Aires. (Wilson 2003)

Etymology
L pullula, small dark one, allusion uncertain. (Wilson 2003)

Additional References
Santschi, F. 1911. Deux nouvelles fourmis de Buenos-Ayres (Hym. Formicidae). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1911: 52–53.

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