Pheidole euryscopa

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

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

This taxon was described from Colombia.

Nomenclature

 *  euryscopa. Pheidole euryscopa Wilson, 2003: 415, figs. (s.w.) COLOMBIA.

Description
Similar in various traits to Pheidole albipes, Pheidole alticola, Pheidole camilla, Pheidole ebenina, Pheidole hazenae, Pheidole lustrata, Pheidole monteverdensis, Pheidole palenquensis and Pheidole servilia, differing as follows.

Major: reddish yellow; eyes set well forward on head; long, curved, backward-directed propodeal spines; weakly cornulate pronotal humeri; weak mesonotal convexity; and mostly carinulate cephalic dorsum with smooth occiput.

Minor: long, backward-directed propodeal spines.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.92, HL 1.02, SL 0.56, EL 0.16, PW 0.46. Paratype minor: HW 0.54, HL 0.60, SL 0.52, EL 0.10, PW 0.34.

COLOR Major: head and gaster medium reddish yellow with local patches of brownish tinge. Rest of body, and appendages, light to medium reddish yellow.

Minor: medium reddish yellow, appendages plain medium yellow.



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

Type Locality Information
COLOMBIA: Parque Nacional Cuevas de los Guacheros, 10 km southeast of Palestina, Huila, 1900–2000 m, col. C. Kugler and J. Hahn.

Etymology
Gr euryscopa, wide view, referring to the large, forward-placed eyes.

Additional References
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