Pheidole JTL-143 Longino ms.

Formicidae, Hymenoptera, Insecta, Arthropoda, Animalia

worker face view

worker lateral view

major face view

major lateral view

Additional images: minor worker, dorsal view of postpetiole (large); major worker, dorsal view (small, large).

Identification

The same as Pheidole JTL-104, differing only in the presence of long erect setae on hind tibia. Minor worker: head length 0.46mm, head width 0.44mm, scape length 0.35mm, Webers length 0.52mm (n=1). Major worker: head length 0.85mm, head width 0.78mm, scape length 0.39mm (n=1).

Range

Costa Rica (Atlantic lowlands).

Natural History

Inhabits wet forest leaf litter.


Page author:

John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu


Date of this version: 21 March 2007.
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