Pheidole atitlana, Longino, 2019

Longino, John T., 2019, Pheidole (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Middle American Wet Forest, Zootaxa 4599 (1), pp. 1-126 : 23-24

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4599.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7CDD24FF-5BA3-4D06-898D-A3E220515D4C

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5586167

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5B56E872-FF96-4A5C-FF32-8C00FDA0EB26

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Pheidole atitlana
status

sp. nov.

Pheidole atitlana View in CoL new species

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Pheidole JTL-195: morphospecies code previously used on AntWeb.

HOLOTYPE: 1 major worker, Guatemala, Suchitepéquez: 3km S Vol. Atitlán , 14.55383 -91.1932 ± 14 m, 1790 m, 16-Jun-2009, cloud forest, at bait on ground (J. Longino, JTL6720-s) [ MCZC, unique specimen identifier CASENT0612671] . PARATYPES: major, minor workers: same data as holotype [ JTLC, MCZC]; same data except 4km S Vol. Atitlán, 14.54826 -91.19294 ± 56 m, 1575 m (LLAMA, Ba-B- 09-2-04-01) [ CAS]; Volcán Atitlán, 9.5km SE Santiago Atitlán , 14.55838 -91.19133 ± 100 m, 2015 m, 10-Sep-2008, cloud forest, ex sifted leaf litter (M. G. Branstetter, MGB932) [ UVGC]; Refugio El Quetzal, 14.55483 -91.19299 ± 50 m, 1838 m, 15-Jun-2009, oak forest, ex sifted leaf litter (R. S. Anderson, RSA 2009-102) [ USNM] .

Geographic range. Guatemala.

Diagnosis. Minor: face foveolate, overlain with faint reticulate rugulae; promesonotum box-like, promesonotal groove weakly impressed; entire mesosoma foveolate, dorsal pronotum overlain with reticulate rugulae; propodeal spines about one half length of posterior face of propodeum; gaster smooth and shining; mesosomal dorsum and gaster with abundant, flexuous setae; tibiae with abundant, short, suberect setae (not differentiated into appressed pubescence and standing setae); color dark red brown. Major: inner hypostomal teeth distinct, closely-spaced; scape base terete; face entirely foveolate, overlain throughout with weak reticulate rugulae; propodeal spines about one third length of posterior face of propodeum; gastral dorsum smooth and shining; sides of head with abundant erect setae, other pilosity similar to minor worker.

Measurements, minor worker: HW 0.55, HL 0.60, SL 0.55, EL 0.11, WL 0.73, PSL 0.08, PTW 0.10, PPW 0.18, CI 92, SI 99, PSLI 14, PPI 175 (n=5).

Measurements, major worker: HW 1.17, HL 1.24, SL 0.62, EL 0.15, WL 1.00, PSL 0.09, PTW 0.17, PPW 0.42, CI 95, SI 53, PSLI 8, PPI 251 (n=2).

Measurements, queen: HW 1.09, HL 0.93, SL 0.60, EL 0.29, WL 1.54, PSL 0.10, PTW 0.26, PPW 0.61, CI 118, SI 55, PSLI 9, PPI 237 (n=1).

Biology. This species is known from one locality, in mature cloud forest on the slopes of Volcán Atitlán, between 1500-2100 m elevation. Workers occur at ground baits and in Winkler samples of sifted litter and rotten wood. A dealate queen was collected in a Winkler sample.

Comments. Pheidole atitlana is part of a clade that contains P. rectitrudis , P. beloceps , and others ( Economo et al. 2019, as JTL195).

Etymology: From the type locality.

CAS

California Academy of Sciences

UVGC

Collecion de Artropodos

USNM

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Pheidole

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