Pheidole peckorum

Nothing is known about the biology of peckorum.

Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.

Distribution
Only known from the type locality.

This taxon was described from Ecuador.

Nomenclature

 *  peckorum. Pheidole peckorum Wilson, 2003: 628, figs. (s.w.) ECUADOR.

Description
DIAGNOSIS A strikingly unique species within the scrobifera group and Pheidole in general.

Major: anterior two-thirds of the dorsal head surface covered by a dense felt of very short, exactly erect hairs of uniform length; antennal scrobe deep, extending posteriorly past the transverse midline of the head and devoid of sculpturing; head rectangular in fullface view, and all of the anterior three-fourths except the central piece of the clypeus and frontal triangle rugoreticulate.

Minor: all of the anterior five-sixths of the head capsule dorsum, including the frontal lobes, rugoreticulate; humerus right-angular in dorsal-oblique view; propodeal spines very long.

MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.04, HL 1.26, SL 0.50, EL 0.12, PW 0.60. Paratype minor: HW 0.54, HL 0.56, SL 0.50, EL 0.06, PW 0.34.

COLOR Major: body medium reddish brown except gaster which is light brown, appendages yellow.

Minor: concolorous reddish yellow.



'''Figure. Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor; tentatively associated with holotype major; 25 km north of Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador, 1000 m, col. Stewart B. Peck and Jarmila Kukalová-Peck. Scale bars = 1 mm.'''

Type Locality Information
Ecuador: 22 km southwest of Puyo, Pastaza, col. Stewart B. Peck and Jarmila Kukalová-Peck.

Etymology
Named in honor of the collectors, both distinguished entomologists and field researchers.

Additional References
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