Pheidole thrasys Wilson, 2003, new species

Pheidole thrasys new species

Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.

Etymology Gr thrasys, bold, courageous.

Diagnosis A member of the scrobifera group known only from the minor, close to arctos of northeastern Mexico and epetrion of Ecuador, differing in the narrowed occiput, possession of a nuchal collar, and completely smooth and shiny mesonotum; also close to simonsi, differing in its narrower occiput, well-developed nuchal collar, and yellow tarsi.

Measurements (mm) Holotype minor: HW 0.60, HL 0.62, SL 0.60, EL 0.12, PW 0.40.

Color Minor: body dark brown, tarsi yellow, rest of appendages light yellow.

Range Known only from the type locality, and from Lancetilla, near Tela, Honduras (W. L. Brown).

Biology The Honduras series was collected in wet lowland forest.

Figure Holotype, minor. PANAMA: Barro Colorado Island (William L. Brown and Elwood S. McCluskey). Scale bar = 1 mm.