Pheidole granulata

Nothing is known about the biology of granulata.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Known from Baja California Sur and San Diego, California. (Wilson 2003)

This taxon was described from Mexico.

Nomenclature

 *  granulata. Pheidole (Ceratopheidole) granulata Pergande, 1896: 890 (s.) MEXICO. Combination in Ceratopheidole: Emery, 1922e: 113; in Pheidole: Kempf, 1972a: 183. See also: Wilson, 2003: 542.

Description
From Wilson (2003): DIAGNOSIS A member of the small granulata group, characterized by a 4-segmented antennal club, and distinguished within it as follows.

Major: entire body including all the gastral segments, foveolate and opaque; antennal scape very long, exceeding occipital comer; head subrectangular, with a deeply concave occipital border in full-face view; rugoreticulum present between each eye and antennal fossa; postpetiole from above bell-shaped.

Minor: occiput tapered into a neck with a nuchal collar; scape very long, its tip exceeding the occipital comer in full-face view by half its own length.

Overall, the habitus of this species is typical for a member of the fallax group, except for the 4-segmented club.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Major (Burrera, Baja California Sur): HW 1.48, HL 1.74, SL 1.58, EL 0.26, PW 0.72. Minor (Burrera): HW 0.60, HL 0.92, SL 1.32, EL 0.20, PW 0.44.

COLOR Major: brownish yellow, with gaster a shade darker.

Minor: concolorous medium yellow.



'''Figure. Upper: major. Lower: minor. BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO: Burrera (col. Roy R. Snelling). Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Material
- as reported in Wilson (2003)

Type Locality Information
Tepic, Nayarit, collected by Eisen and Vaslit. (Wilson 2003)

Etymology
L granulata, of small grains, roughened on the surface, probably alluding to the foveolate body surface. (Wilson 2003)

Additional References
Pergande, T. 1896. Mexican Formicidae. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (2)5: 858–896

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