Pheidole deima

Nothing is known about the biology of deima.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

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

Worker
Minor

Nomenclature

 *  deima. Pheidole deima Wilson, 2003: 252, figs. (s.w.) BRAZIL.

Description
A member of the distorta group, characterized by the following combination of traits.

Major: central half of head in side view moderately concave; almost entire head, including genae and frontal lobes, strongly rugoreticulate; also, all of mesosoma and dorsum of petiolar node rugoreticulate; dorsum of postpetiolar node longitudinally carinulate; central section of anterior third of first gastral tergite striate; promesonotal profile weakly bilobed and overall symmetrical; propodeal spines robust, as long as the basal propodeal face.

Minor: all of posterior half of cephalic dorsum except for central strip rugoreticulate; pronotal dorsum rugoreticulate; central strip of anterior third of first gastral tergite striate; propodeal spines extremely long.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.74, HL 1.92, SL 0.80, EL 0.20, PW 0.84. Paratype minor: HW 0.80, HL 0.84, SL 0.76, EL 0.16, PW 0.54.

COLOR Major: body dark brown, appendages medium brown except for tarsi, which are yellow.

Minor: body medium brown, appendages light brown.



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

Type Material
BRAZIL: World Wildlife Fund-U. S. Field Station, 90 km north of Manaus, col. H. G. Fowler.

Etymology
Gr deima, a fearful thing.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Franco W., N. Ladino, J. H. C. Delabie, A. Dejean, J. Orivel, M. Fichaux, S. Groc, M. Leponce, and R. M. Feitosa. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674(5): 509-543.
 * Groc S., J. H. C. Delabie, F. Fernandez, M. Leponce, J. Orivel, R. Silvestre, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, and A. Dejean. 2013. Leaf-litter ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a pristine Guianese rainforest: stable functional structure versus high species turnover. Myrmecological News 19: 43-51.