Pheidole carapuna, Mann, 1916

Longino, John T., 2019, Pheidole (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Middle American Wet Forest, Zootaxa 4599 (1), pp. 1-126 : 30

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scientific name	Pheidole carapuna
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Pheidole carapuna View in CoL

Pheidole (Pheidole) carapuna Mann, 1916: 432 View in CoL , pl. 3, fig. 22. Lectotype major and paralectotype minor worker: Brazil, Rondonia: Madeira-Mamore rail track, km 284 (W. M. Mann) [MCZC] (examined).

Pheidole carapuna var. chaquimayensis Wheeler 1925: 20 View in CoL . Syntype major worker, male: Peru: Chaquimayo, under bark of a mouldering stem, Dec 20th (N. Holmgren) (not examined). Synonymy by Wilson, 2003: 672.

Pheidole tristicula Wilson, 2003: 768 View in CoL View Cited Treatment , figs. Holotype major worker and associated paratype minor worker: Peru, Madre de Dios: Cuzco Amazonico, 15 km northeast of Puerto Maldonado , Tambopata (Stefan Cover and John E. Tobin) [MCZC] (examined). New Synonym.

Comments. Pheidole carapuna as interpreted here is a widespread species that occurs from Mexico to northern South America, as far south as Peru. Wilson (2003) commented on the closeness of P. carapuna and P. tristicula . I consider the slight morphological differences cited to differentiate them to be intraspecific variation. There is no evidence of multiple sympatric forms, and DNA sequence data (unpublished) suggest a single widespread species.