Pheidole strigosa ^HNS new species

Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.

Etymology L strigosa ^HNS, thin, lean.

diagnosis A member of the diligens ^HNS group similar to alfaroi ^HNS, laticornis ^HNS, and seligmanni ^HNS, distinguished from these and other diligens ^HNS group species by the following combination of traits.

Major: head elongate, with deeply convex occipital border seen in full-face view; pronotum bilobous in dorsal-oblique view; propodeal spines reduced to denticles; postpetiole from above bell-shaped; sculpturing of head limited to carinulae on the anterior third.

Minor: propodeal spines absent, with the basal and declivitous faces of the propodeum joining in a smooth convexity; occiput narrow, with a nuchal collar.

Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.14, HL 1.40, SL 1.00, EL 0.18, PW 0.64.

Paratype minor: HW 0.56, HL 0.72, SL 0.96, EL 0.14, PW 0.40.

Color Major: body, mandibles, and scape medium yellowish brown, legs yellow.

Minor: head medium brown with yellow anterior genal border; rest of body light brown; appendages yellow.

Range Known only from the type locality.

Biology Collected from the floor of lowland rainforest.

Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. BRAZIL: Taperinha Santarem, Para, 2°54'S 54°20'W (Robert L. Jeanne). Scale bars = 1 mm.