Pheidole granulata Pergande

Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press : 542

Pheidole granulata Pergande

Pheidole granulata Pergande 1896: 890.

Types Nat. Mus. Nat. Hist. U. S.

Etymology L granulata , of small grains, roughened on the surface, probably alluding to the foveolate body surface. Diagnosis A member of the small granulata group, characterized by a 4-segmented antennal club, and distinguished within it as follows.

Major: entire body including all the gastral segments, foveolate and opaque; antennal scape very long, exceeding occipital corner; head subrectangular, with a deeply concave occipital border in full-face view; rugoreticulum present between each eye and antennal fossa; postpetiole from above bell-shaped.

Minor: occiput tapered into a neck with a nuchal collar; scape very long, its tip exceeding the occipital corner in full-face view by half its own length.

Overall, the habitus of this species is typical for a member of the fallax group, except for the 4-segmented club. Measurements (mm) Major (Burrera, Baja California Sur): HW 1.48, HL 1.74, SL 1.58, EL 0.26, PW 0.72. Minor (Burrera): HW 0.60, HL 0.92, SL 1.32, EL 0.20, PW 0.44. Color Major: brownish yellow, with gaster a shade darker. Minor: concolorous medium yellow.

Range Known from Baja California Sur and San Diego, California.

Biology Unknown.

FIGURE Upper: major. Lower: minor. BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO: Burrera (Roy R. Snelling). (Type locality: Tepic, Nayarit, collected by Eisen and Vaslit). Scale bars = 1 mm.