Pheidole renae ^HNS new species

Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.

Etymology In honor of my wife and helper Irene (Renee) Wilson.

Diagnosis A distinctive member of the flavens ^HNS group, separable in the major, by the rugoreticulate occiput and anterior pronotal dorsum, cornulate humerus, steep descent of the posterior mesonotum in profde to the metanotum, and shagreened anterior half of the first gastral tergite. The minor has an obtusely angular humerus in dorsal-oblique view and steep descent of the posterior mesonotal profile. Similar to geminata ^HNS and lemnisca ^HNS.

Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.12, HL 1.12, SL 0.62, EL 0.18, PW 0.54. Paratype minor: HW 0.58, HL 0.60, SL 0.64, EL 0.12, PW 0.36. color Major: concolorous dark yellow. Minor: concolorous medium yellow.

Range Mid-elevation Talamancas and Cordillera de Tilaran (Longino 1997).

Biology Leaf litter in wet forest (Longino 1997).

Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. COSTA RICA: Rio Penas Blancas, Prov. Alajuela, lO^N 84A°34'W, 800 m (J. T. Longino). Scale bars = 1 mm.