Pheidole longiscapa Forel ^HNS

Pheidole longiscapa ^HNS Forel 190lj: 358. Syn.: Pheidole longiscapa r. martensis ^HNS Forel 1914c: 615, n.syn.; Pheidole longiscapa r. martensis var. scabroccipitut ^HNS Forel 1914c: 615, unavailable name (quadrinomial).

Types Mus. Hist. Nat. Geneve.

Etymology L longiscapa ^HNS, long-stemmed, referring to the antennal scapes.

Diagnosis a member of the diligens ^HNS group close to rochai ^HNS and less so to cocciphaga ^HNS and other species listed above and under the Diagnosis of rochai ^HNS, distinguished as follows.

Major: reddish yellow; scape exceeds occipital corner by 2.5X the maximum scape width; mesonotal convexity in side view prominently and symmetrically convex; occipital cleft shallow; petiolar and postpetiolar dorsa foveolate and opaque. Minor: propodeal spine thin, needle-like; occiput narrow, with nuchal collar. Measurements (mm) Lectotype major: HW 0.98, HL 1.00, SL 0.92, EL 0.18, PW 0.52. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.48, HL 0.62, SL 0.82, EL 0.14, PW 0.34. color Major: concolorous reddish yellow.

Minor: body light yellowish brown, appendages medium to dark yellow.

Range Known from the type locality and from Santarem, Taperinha, Para (R. L. Jeanne).

Biology The type colony was found by Forel nesting in soil beneath a bush.

figure Upper: lectotype, major. Lower: paralectotype, minor. VENEZUELA: Puerto Cabello, Carabobo (Auguste Forel). Scale bars = 1 mm.