Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Author Wilson, E. O. text 2003 Harvard University Press Cambridge, MA, USA http://atbi.biosci.ohio-state.edu/HymOnline/reference-full.html?id=20017 book 20017 Pheidole brandaoi new species Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard. Etymology Named in honor of the distinguished Brazilian myrmecologist C. Roberto F. Brandao. diagnosis a unique yellow member of the diligens group similar to perdiligens and radoszkowskii , but distinguished from these and other species of the group as follows. Major: with sparse pilosity on the mesosomal dorsum, including a pair of clavate hairs on the pronotum; pilosity on gastric tergites consisting of a carpet of short suberect pubescence in addition to longer erect to suberect hairs; no hairs on profde of head in full face except clypeus; mesosomal convexity very large, and subtriangular in side view; rugoreticula present between eyes and antennal fossae, and on anterior half of pronotum. Minor: all of head, except frontal triangle, and most of mesosoma, foveolate and opaque; propodeal spines long and stout. Measurements (mm) Holotype major: HW 0.96, HL 1.00, SL 0.70, EL 0.18, PW 0.52. Paratype minor: HW 0.60, HL 0.66, SL 0.76, EL 0.14, PW 0.44. color Major: body and mandibles dark yellow, other appendages light yellow. Minor: concolorous medium yellow. Range Known only from the type locality. Biology The type series was collected in lowland rainforest. Figure Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. COLOMBIA: Mun. Buenaventura (Bajo Calima, Villa Clara), Valle (William L. Brown and Richard B. Root). Scale bars = 1 mm.