Pheidole lucretii ^HNS Santschi

Pheidole lucretii ^HNS Santschi 1923d: 45.

Types Naturhist. Mus. Basel.

Etymology Eponymous.

diagnosis A member of the " jujuyensis ^HNS complex" of the larger fallax ^HNS group, comprising araneoides ^HNS, cuevasi ^HNS, durionei ^HNS, jujuyensis ^HNS, kugleri ^HNS, leonina ^HNS, leptina ^HNS, lucretii ^HNS, lupus ^HNS, paraensis ^HNS, punctithorax ^HNS, tijucana ^HNS, wallacei ^HNS, and wolfringi ^HNS. P. lucretii ^HNS is distinguished as follows.

Major: head quadrate; antennal scape just attaining the occipital border; space from eyes to antennal fossae, and all of the posterior dorsal half of the head, including the occiput, rugoreticulate; propodeal spines reduced to denticles; anterior fourth of central strip of first gastral tergite shagreened. Minor: unknown.

measurements (mm) Major: HW 1.54, HL 1.54, SL 1.12, EL 0.24, PW 0.84.

color Major: head, mesosoma, and appendages medium reddish brown; waist and gaster plain medium brown.

range Known only from the type locality.

Biology Unknown.

figure Lectotype, major. BRAZIL: Blumenau, Santa Catarina. (Minor unknown.) Scale bar = 1 mm.