Pheidole minax

Nothing is known about the biology of minax.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Peru.

Castes
Known only from the minor.

Nomenclature

 *  minax. Pheidole minax Wilson, 2003: 721, figs. (w.) PERU.

Description
DIAGNOSIS Similar to Pheidole horribilis, Pheidole macromischoides, Pheidole terribilis and Pheidole ursus, with following differences.

Major: unknown.

Minor: occiput narrow, with nuchal collar, and rugoreticulate; most of rest of dorsal head surface rugulose, only locally and weakly reticulate; propodeal spines as long as propodeal basal face; promesonotum rugoreticulate; postpetiolar dorsum rugulose; all of central strip of first gastral tergite shagreened.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype minor: HW 0.84, HL 0.82, SL 0.90, EL 0.16, PW 0.58.

COLOR Minor: body medium reddish yellow, appendages light reddish yellow.



'''Figure. Holotype, minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Material
PERU: Estacion Biologia Cocha Cashu, Manu National Park, Madre de Dios, 400 m, col. Diane W. Davidson.

Etymology
L minax, threatening.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Bezdeckova K., P. Bedecka, and I. Machar. 2015. A checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Peru. Zootaxa 4020 (1): 101–133.
 * Davidson, D.W. 2005. Ecological stoichiometry of ants in a New World rain forest. Oecologia 142:221-231