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Pheidole jaculiferaHNS new species
Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.
Etymology L jaculiferaHNS, javelin-bearer, referring to the long, slender propodeal spines.
diagnosis A small, light brown member of the fallaxHNS group with extremely long propodeal spines, exceptionally long scapes, and with almost all of the mesosoma foveolate and opaque, in both major and minor.
Similar to ajaxHNS, fioriiHNS, hectorHNS, and lourothiHNS, but differing in many details of body form, sculpturing, and pilosity, as illustrated.
Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.92, HL 0.96, SL 0.88, EL 0.20, PW 0.50.
Paratype minor: HW 0.50, HL 0.66, SL 0.84, EL 0.16, PW 0.36.
COLOR Major: body concolorous light brown, appendages yellowish brown.
Minor: body concolorous light brown, appendages yellowish brown.
Range Known only from the type locality.
Biology Unknown.
figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. BRAZIL: vicinity of Benjamin Constant, Amazonas. Scale bars = 1 mm.
Collect Date Range: collected on 1962-09-18 00:00:00.0
Type specimens: paratype Pheidole jaculifera: jtlc000016416; Paratype Pheidole jaculifera Wilson 2003: casent0645806, casent0645807
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