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Taxonomic history
Pheidole sagana WheelerHNS 1934g: 169.
Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.
etymology L saganaHNS, fortune-teller, soothsayer.
diagnosis A medium-sized, yellowish brown (major) to brownish yellow (minor) species similar to arhuacaHNS and caulicolaHNS, but differing in the major by the more rounded, lower humerus seen in dorsal-oblique view, more distinct mesonotal convexity, and completely smooth promesonotal dorsum; in the minor by the smaller propodeal spine and presence of carinulae mesad to the eye; and in both castes by their darker color.
See also the less similar anguliferaHNS, chalcaHNS, chalcoidesHNS, mincanaHNS, schmalziHNS, and tragicaHNS. Measurements (mm) Lectotype major: HW 0.90, HL 0.90, SL 0.44, EL 0.12, PW 0.46. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.50, HL 0.54, SL 0.44, EL 0.08, PW 0.32. color Major: concolorous brownish yellow. Minor: concolorous light, yellowish brown.
Range Veracruz, Mexico (type locality) and, according to J. T. Longino, widespread in the Atlantic and Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica.
Biology Longino (1997): "This species occurs in mature wet forest. It is a relatively common arboreal ant, nesting in dead branches and under epiphytes. Colonies often appear large, with workers scattered over a wide area." Males are present in Wheeler's type series, collected on 16 May in an epiphyte (Tillandsiarum streptophylla).
figure Upper: lectotype, major. Lower: paralectotype, minor. MEXICO: Mirador, Veracruz (Elisabeth Skwarra). Scale bars = 1 mm.
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