Pheidole camptostela

Nothing is known about the biology of camptostela.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil.

Nomenclature

 *  camptostela. Pheidole camptostela Kempf, 1972b: 457, figs. 7-10 (s.w.) BRAZIL. See also: Wilson, 2003: 177.

Description
From Wilson (2003): With Pheidole cyrtostela, unique within Pheidole for the sharply bent petiole and depressed petiolar node, as seen from the side, in both major and minor. Distinguished from cyrtostela by the more exaggerated form of the petiolar modification, the absence of rugoreticula on the head of the major, and the narrowed occiput of the minor.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Paratype major: HW 0.94, HL 0.96, SL 0.74, EL 0.20, PW 0.50. Paratype minor: HW 0.44, HL 0.56, SL 0.64, EL 0.14, PW 0.34.

COLOR Major: concolorous light reddish brown.

Minor: concolorous yellowish red except for gaster, which is plain medium brown.



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

Type Material
BRAZIL: Utiariti, Rio Papagaio, Amazonas. - as reported in Wilson (2003)

Etymology
Gr camptostela, bent column, referring to the aberrant petiole. (Wilson 2003)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Brandao, C.R.F. 1991. Adendos ao catalogo abreviado das formigas da regiao neotropical (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 35: 319-412.
 * Kempf W. W. 1972. A study of some Neotropical ants of genus Pheidole Westwood. I. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Studia Entomologica 15: 449-464.