Pheidole lucretii

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 319

publication ID	20017
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6274867
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scientific name	Pheidole lucretii
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Pheidole lucretii View in CoL 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.