Pheidole coffeicola

Nothing is known about the biology of coffeicola.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
From Wilson (2003): Suriname, also recorded by Kempf (1972b) from Pará, Brazil.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil, Suriname.

Nomenclature

 *  coffeicola. Pheidole coffeicola Borgmeier, 1934: 98, fig. 2 (s.w.q.) SURINAM. See also: Wilson, 2003: 182.

Description
From Wilson (2003): A medium-sized, dark yellow species close to Pheidole variegata (= Pheidole pubiventris) (q.v.), and possibly synonymous, differing in the major in its more protuberant, subangular humerus, shorter postpetiolar node, much less extensive rugoreticulum on the head, and color. P. coffeicola may also be distinguished by the presence of abundant short, decumbent hairs (and no erect hairs) in the minor.

See also less similar Pheidole laevifrons, Pheidole insipida, Pheidole pubiventris, Pheidole seeldrayersi and Pheidole zelata.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.22, HL 1.16, SL 0.84, EL 0.20, PW 0.56. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.56, HL 0.74, SL 0.96, EL 0.14, PW 0.40.

COLOR Major and minor: concolorous dark yellow.



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

Type Material
SURINAME: Paramaribo. and - as reported in Wilson (2003)

Etymology
L coffeicola, living with coffee, referring to the coffee plantation where the type colony was collected. (Wilson 2003)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Borgmeier T. 1934. Contribuição para o conhecimento da fauna mirmecológica dos cafezais de Paramaribo, Guiana Holandesa (Hym. Formicidae). Archivos do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal (Rio de Janeiro) 1: 93-111.
 * Fichaux M., B. Bechade, J. Donald, A. Weyna, J. H. C. Delabie, J. Murienne, C. Baraloto, and J. Orivel. 2019. Habitats shape taxonomic and functional composition of Neotropical ant assemblages. Oecologia 189(2): 501-513.
 * Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).