Pheidole fera Santschi, 1925

Guerrero, Roberto J., García, Emira & Fernández, Fernando, 2022, The Pheidole Westwood, 1839 ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in Colombia: new records including two species with remarkable morphology, Zootaxa 5154 (3), pp. 319-332 : 323

Pheidole fera Santschi, 1925

Soldier measurements (n=3): HW 1.53–1.73, HL 1.73–1.88, SL 0.78–0.82, EL 0.20, WL 1.27–1.37, PSL 0.08, PTW 0.22–0.27, PPW 0.35–0.43, CI 89–92, SI 48–51, PSLI 4–5, PPI 146–164.

Material examined. Colombia: 1 soldier, Meta, Puerto López, Remolino, Centro Cafam Llanos , alt. 210m, 19. Apr. 2012. Coll. E. Sesquilé, pitfall [MPUJ] ; 1 soldier, Puerto López, Remolino, Cafam Llanos , Piedra Candela , forest, alt. 240m, 19. Apr. 2012. Coll. D. Villa, corner trap [MPUJ] ; 1 soldier, Amazonas, Leticia, Monilla Amena , alt. 70m, 19. Mar. 2004. Coll. B. Rippe, pitfall [MPUJ] .

Comments. This species is a new record for Colombia with previous records only from Brazil ( Wilson 2003). The lectotype soldier (CASENT0913328) has longitudinal costulae that occupy the anterior half of the face. In contrast, these costulae occupy the anterior 2/3 of the face on the Colombian specimens.