Pheidole peltastes ^HNS new species

Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.

etymology Gr peltastes ^HNS, soldier armed with a small shield.

Diagnosis Similar to the species listed in the heading above, distinguished as follows.

Major: antennal scrobes present; extensive rugoreticulum covers all the dorsal head surface from the level of the anterior margin of the eyes to the occiput, except for a median strip and the antennal scrobes.

Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.54, HL 0.60, SL 0.30, EL 0.06, PW 0.32.

Paratype minor: HW 0.36, HL 0.38, SL 0.30, EL 0.06, PW 0.22.

color Major: body light reddish yellow ("orange"), appendages light yellow.

Minor: concolorous pale yellow.

Range Known only from the type locality.

Biology Unknown.

Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. BRAZIL: Utinga tract, near Belem, Para (P. F. Darlington). Scale bars = 1 mm.