Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Author Wilson, E. O. text 2003 Harvard University Press Cambridge, MA http://atbi.biosci.ohio-state.edu/HymOnline/reference-full.html?id=20017 book 20017 Pheidole pedana new species Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard. Etymology Gr pedana , of the earth. Diagnosis A tiny, yellow member of the tachigaliae group, characterized by 11-segmented antennae, and distinguished within it as follows. Major: all of head and mesosoma foveolate and opaque; all of head carinulate except antennal scrobes, frontal triangle, and midclypeus; no part of the body rugoreticulate; mid-pronotal profde bluntly and weakly angulate; postpetiole from above oval. Minor: head and mesosoma completely foveolate and opaque; eye set very far forward, its distance to the genal border only about 2/3 its length. Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.52, HL 0.60, SL 0.26, EL 0.06, PW 0.30. Paratype minor: HW 0.32, HL 0.34, SL 0.24, EL 0.04, PW 0.22. Color Major and minor: yellow. Range Known from the type locality; from near Belem, Para, Brazil; and from Tingo Maria, Amazonian Peru. Biology Unknown. Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. BRAZIL: Manaus to Itacoatiara, Km 24, Amazonas (William L. Brown). Scale bars = 1 mm.