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. leg. (
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<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBEA926A788B3C2FE60FA19" bold="true" box="[199,422,1482,1508]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Geographic range.</emphasis>
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,
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, Nosy Be.
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<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBEA926A788B3E6FDC5F9F5" bold="true" box="[199,515,1518,1544]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Diagnosis. Major workers.</emphasis>
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Head in full-face view sub-rectangular, not widening posteriorly, with lateral margins relatively straight; side of head with moderately sparse, short, subdecumbent to suberect pilosity; medial frons with moderately sparse and thick costulae; interspaces between costulae smooth; frons laterally with thick rugocostulae; interspaces between rugocostulae rugulate; occipital lobes with thick rugae; interspaces between rugae smooth; scape, when laid back, exceeding the midlength of head by two-fifths of its length; inner hypostomal tooth distinct, small, bulge-like, with top arching posteroventrally; outer hypostomal tooth lobe-like, high, and wide, with top directed posteriorly; median tooth absent; promesonotum short, angular, and moderately low; posterior mesonotum moderately steep; mesonotal process distinct and tubercle-like; mesosoma microreticulate; promesonotal dorsum with sculpture reduced; gaster shagreened; body orange.
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<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBEA926A421B106FBEFF8D5" bold="true" box="[878,1065,1806,1832]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Minor workers.</emphasis>
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Occiput elongated forming short and moderately narrow neck; nuchal collar distinct; head sculpture smooth; scape, when laid back, exceeding the posterior head margin by two-fifths of its length; promesonotum low, long, and arched; promesonotal groove present; metanotal groove distinct; propodeal spines moderate with narrow base; promesonotum smooth; katepisternum and propodeum with sparse puncta; body yellow.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C32062B8FFBEA924A788B1CAFA8AFBC8" lastPageId="50" lastPageNumber="51" pageId="48" pageNumber="49" type="description">
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<paragraph id="8B853133FFBEA927A788B1CAFB0FFF29" blockId="48.[151,1437,1230,2013]" lastBlockId="49.[151,1436,150,213]" lastPageId="49" lastPageNumber="50" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">
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<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBEA926A788B1CAFDDDF821" bold="true" box="[199,539,1986,2012]" pageId="48" pageNumber="49">Description. Major workers.</emphasis>
|
||
Measurements (n=2): HL: 1.55, 1.58; HW: 1.38, 1.47; SL: 1.18, 1.14; EL: 0.21, 0.21; WL: 1.46, 1.44; PSL: 0.3, 0.31; MTL: 1.17, 1.17; PNW: 0.56, 0.58; PTW: 0.21, 0.21; PPW: 0.43, 0.5; CI: 112.2, 107.7; SI: 85.5, 77.7; PSLI: 19.2, 19.3; PPI: 48.1, 41.8; PNI: 40.3, 39.7; MTI: 84.8, 79.9.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B853133FFBFA927A7D8B0C8FB61F901" blockId="49.[151,1437,1728,1788]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
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<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBFA927A7D8B0C8FED9F925" bold="true" box="[151,287,1728,1752]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">FIGURE 22.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C3A4AB0FFBFA927A66CB0C8FE02F925" authorityName="Salata & Fisher" authorityYear="2020" box="[291,452,1728,1752]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="49" pageNumber="50" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="similis">
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<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBFA927A66CB0C8FE02F925" box="[291,452,1728,1752]" italics="true" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Pheidole similis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT0427853) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT0427852).
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<paragraph id="8B853133FFBFA924A788B122FE20FD9C" blockId="49.[151,1437,1834,2041]" lastBlockId="50.[151,1437,151,1545]" lastPageId="50" lastPageNumber="51" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">
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<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBFA927A788B122FEC8F8B9" bold="true" box="[199,270,1834,1860]" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Head.</emphasis>
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In full-face view sub-rectangular, not widening posteriorly, with lateral sides relatively straight (
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<figureCitation id="13012DB6FFBFA927A220B122FF0CF895" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1728,1752]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetId="figure-56@49.[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 22. Pheidole similis, full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT0427853) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT0427852)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4405789" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4405789/files/figure.png" pageId="49" pageNumber="50">Fig. 22B</figureCitation>
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). In lateral view sub-oval, not depressed posteriorly; ventral and dorsal margins convex; inner hypostomal tooth not visible. Side of head with moderately sparse, short, subdecumbent to suberect pilosity; head dorsum with relatively dense, long, decumbent to erect pilosity. Medial frons with moderately sparse and thick costulae; interspaces between costulae smooth. Frons laterally with thick rugocostulae; interspaces between rugocostulae rugulate. Occipital lobes with thick rugae; interspaces between rugae smooth. Gena with dense and thick costulae; interspaces between costulae smooth. Sides posterolateral from eyes with dense but very thin network of rugoreticulae; sculpture slightly weakening posteriorly. Center of clypeus shiny and smooth, lateral sides with distinct rugulae; median notch present, moderately wide and shallow; median longitudinal carina absent; lateral longitudinal carinae absent. Scape, when laid back, exceeding the midlength of head by two-fifths of its length; pilosity subdecumbent to erect (
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<figureCitation id="13012DB6FFBCA924A7B3B72FFE4EFEBC" box="[252,392,295,321]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1728,1752]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetId="figure-56@49.[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 22. Pheidole similis, full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT0427853) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT0427852)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4405789" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4405789/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 22B, D</figureCitation>
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||
). Inner hypostomal tooth distinct, small, bulge-like, with top arching posteroventrally; outer hypostomal tooth lobe-like, high, and wide, with top directed posteriorly; median tooth absent (
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||
<figureCitation id="13012DB6FFBCA924A39AB743FAF9FE98" box="[1237,1343,331,357]" captionStart="FIGURE 27" captionStartId="60.[151,250,1604,1628]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,1137,1581]" captionTargetId="figure-432@60.[151,1436,1137,1581]" captionTargetPageId="60" captionText="FIGURE 27. Major worker, hypostomal tooth. Pheidole antsahabe (A). Pheidole atsirakambiaty (B). Pheidole bessonii (C). Pheidole clara (D). Pheidole decollata (E). Pheidole flammea (F). Pheidole flavodepressa (G). Pheidole grallatrix (H). Pheidole madecassa (I). Pheidole mantadioflava (J). Pheidole maro (K). Pheidole oswaldi (L). Pheidole ovalinoda (M). Pheidole similis (N). Pheidole tenebrovulgaris (O). Pheidole uranus (P). Pheidole voreios (Q). Pheidole zirafy (R)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4405803" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4405803/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 27N</figureCitation>
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).
|
||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A21CB743FF1AFE74" bold="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Mesosoma.</emphasis>
|
||
In lateral view, promesonotum short, angular, and moderately low; posterior mesonotum moderately steep; mesonotal process distinct and tubercle-like; promesonotal groove absent; metanotal groove present; propodeal spines moderately long, with narrow base and acute top; humeral tubercle weakly produced (
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<figureCitation id="13012DB6FFBCA924A389B7BFFAF4FE2C" box="[1222,1330,439,465]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1728,1752]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetId="figure-56@49.[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 22. Pheidole similis, full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT0427853) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT0427852)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4405789" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4405789/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 22D</figureCitation>
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||
). Surface shiny and microreticulate; promesonotal dorsum with sculpture reduced. Pilosity moderately dense, moderately long, and erect (
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||
<figureCitation id="13012DB6FFBCA924A605B7F7FE08FDE4" box="[330,462,511,537]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1728,1752]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetId="figure-56@49.[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 22. Pheidole similis, full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT0427853) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT0427852)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4405789" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4405789/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 22D, F</figureCitation>
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).
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||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A6AEB7F6FDFFFDE5" bold="true" box="[481,569,510,536]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Petiole.</emphasis>
|
||
In rear view node dorsoventrally slightly convex (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13012DB6FFBCA924A327B7F7FB2AFDE4" box="[1128,1260,511,537]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1728,1752]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetId="figure-56@49.[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 22. Pheidole similis, full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT0427853) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT0427852)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4405789" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4405789/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 22D, F</figureCitation>
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).
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||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A3B0B7F6FA93FDE5" bold="true" box="[1279,1365,510,536]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Gaster.</emphasis>
|
||
Shiny and shagreened; pilosity moderately sparse, long, and erect (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13012DB6FFBCA924A477B42BFC7BFDC0" box="[824,957,547,573]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1728,1752]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetId="figure-56@49.[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 22. Pheidole similis, full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT0427853) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT0427852)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4405789" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4405789/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 22D, F</figureCitation>
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||
).
|
||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A49FB42AFBDFFDC1" bold="true" box="[976,1049,546,572]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Color.</emphasis>
|
||
Orange, legs yellow, gaster darker than mesosoma (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13012DB6FFBCA924A61BB44FFE1CFD9C" box="[340,474,583,609]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1728,1752]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetId="figure-56@49.[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 22. Pheidole similis, full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT0427853) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT0427852)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4405789" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4405789/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 22D, F</figureCitation>
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).
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B853133FFBCA924A788B462FB1AFD0C" blockId="50.[151,1437,151,1545]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
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<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A788B462FDD8FD78" bold="true" box="[199,542,618,645]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Description. Minor workers.</emphasis>
|
||
Measurements (n=10): HL: 0.7–0.89 (0.81); HW: 0.46–0.57 (0.52); SL: 1.01– 1.28 (1.18); EL: 0.13–0.17 (0.14); WL: 0.89–1.24 (1.06); PSL: 0.12–0.17 (0.15); MTL: 0.79–1.2 (0.99); PNW: 0.32–0.44 (0.37); PTW: 0.07–0.12 (0.09); PPW: 0.12–0.21 (0.15); CI: 152.4–161.2 (156.0); SI: 220.8–237.2 (228.0); PSLI: 15.1–20.7 (18.2); PPI: 52.4–70.6 (61.6); PNI: 68.2–77.4 (71.5); MTI: 161.5–211.0 (190.5).
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||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8B853133FFBCA924A788B4F3FA8AFBC8" blockId="50.[151,1437,151,1545]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
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||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A788B4F3FEC8FCE8" bold="true" box="[199,270,763,789]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Head.</emphasis>
|
||
In full-face view oval, posterior region elongated forming short and moderately narrow neck; nuchal collar distinct (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13012DB6FFBCA924A60DB517FE6BFCC4" box="[322,429,799,825]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1728,1752]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetId="figure-56@49.[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 22. Pheidole similis, full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT0427853) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT0427852)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4405789" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4405789/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 22A</figureCitation>
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||
). Pilosity relatively sparse, long, and subdecumbent to erect. Sculpture shiny and mostly smooth; antennal sockets with few indistinct rugulae that are curved posterolaterally; interspaces between rugulae smooth. Clypeus with median longitudinal carina absent; two lateral longitudinal carinae absent. Scape, when laid back, exceeding the posterior head margin by two-fifths of its length; pilosity dense, subdecumbent to erect (
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||
<figureCitation id="13012DB6FFBCA924A220B583FF2CFC34" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1728,1752]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetId="figure-56@49.[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 22. Pheidole similis, full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT0427853) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT0427852)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4405789" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4405789/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 22A, C</figureCitation>
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).
|
||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A7B1B5A7FE45FC34" bold="true" box="[254,387,943,969]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Mesosoma.</emphasis>
|
||
In lateral view, promesonotum low, long, and arched; promesonotal groove present; metanotal groove distinct; propodeal spines moderate and triangular, with narrow base (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13012DB6FFBCA924A35FB5DBFBBCFC10" box="[1040,1146,979,1005]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1728,1752]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetId="figure-56@49.[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 22. Pheidole similis, full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT0427853) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT0427852)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4405789" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4405789/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 22C</figureCitation>
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||
). Promesonotum smooth; katepisternum and propodeum sparsely punctate. Pilosity very sparse, long, and erect (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13012DB6FFBCA924A323B5FFFB32FBEC" box="[1132,1268,1015,1041]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1728,1752]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetId="figure-56@49.[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 22. Pheidole similis, full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT0427853) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT0427852)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4405789" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4405789/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 22C, E</figureCitation>
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).
|
||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A247B5FEFA98FBED" bold="true" box="[1288,1374,1014,1040]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Gaster.</emphasis>
|
||
With sparse and erect pilosity (
|
||
<figureCitation id="13012DB6FFBCA924A6FBB213FDFCFBC8" box="[436,570,1051,1077]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1728,1752]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetId="figure-56@49.[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 22. Pheidole similis, full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT0427853) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT0427852)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4405789" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4405789/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 22C, E</figureCitation>
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).
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<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A501B212FD51FBC9" bold="true" box="[590,663,1050,1076]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Color.</emphasis>
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Yellow, gaster and head darker than mesosoma (
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<figureCitation id="13012DB6FFBCA924A3F5B213FA86FBC8" box="[1210,1344,1051,1077]" captionStart="FIGURE 22" captionStartId="49.[151,250,1728,1752]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetId="figure-56@49.[151,1436,236,1704]" captionTargetPageId="49" captionText="FIGURE 22. Pheidole similis, full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT0427853) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT0427852)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4405789" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4405789/files/figure.png" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Fig. 22C, E</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C32062B8FFBCA924A788B236FE38FB80" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" type="biology_ecology">
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<paragraph id="8B853133FFBCA924A788B236FE38FB80" blockId="50.[151,1437,151,1545]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
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<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A788B236FEE1FBA5" bold="true" box="[199,295,1086,1112]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Biology.</emphasis>
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The species was collected at
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<quantity id="4CC29CD6FFBCA924A53BB237FD6BFBA4" box="[628,685,1087,1113]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" unit="m" value="30.0">30 m</quantity>
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elevation, in rainforest. Nests were located in rotten logs. Workers were collected from sifted litter.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C32062B8FFBCA924A788B28EFD48FA18" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="8B853133FFBCA924A788B28EFD48FA18" blockId="50.[151,1437,151,1545]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
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<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A788B28EFE89FB5D" bold="true" box="[199,335,1158,1184]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Comments.</emphasis>
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Among species known from Nosy Be islet,
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<taxonomicName id="4C3A4AB0FFBCA924A400B28FFBC3FB5C" authorityName="Salata & Fisher" authorityYear="2020" box="[847,1029,1159,1185]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="similis">
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||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A400B28FFBC3FB5C" box="[847,1029,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Pheidole similis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is the only member of the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3A4AB0FFBCA924A20FB28FFA5AFB5C" authorityName="Forel" authorityYear="1891" box="[1344,1436,1159,1185]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bessonii">
|
||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A20FB28FFA5AFB5C" box="[1344,1436,1159,1185]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">bessonii</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
group with both minor and major workers yellow to orange. It is most similar to two species known from the eastern parts of Antsiranana and the northernmost part of Toamasina:
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3A4AB0FFBCA924A401B2C7FC63FB14" authorityName="Salata & Fisher" authorityYear="2020" box="[846,933,1231,1257]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="clara">
|
||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A401B2C7FC63FB14" box="[846,933,1231,1257]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">P. clara</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A494B2C7FB67FB14" box="[987,1185,1231,1257]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3A4AB0FFBCA924A494B2C7FB5BFB14" authorityName="Salata & Fisher" authorityYear="2020" box="[987,1181,1231,1257]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mantadioflava">P. mantadioflava</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
Its major workers differ from these two taxa in frons laterally with thick rugocostulae, and with rugulate interspaces between rugulae. Majors of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3A4AB0FFBCA924A643B31FFEA5FACC" authorityName="Salata & Fisher" authorityYear="2020" box="[268,355,1303,1329]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="clara">
|
||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A643B31FFEA5FACC" box="[268,355,1303,1329]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">P. clara</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3A4AB0FFBCA924A6D6B31FFD91FACC" authorityName="Salata & Fisher" authorityYear="2020" box="[409,599,1303,1329]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mantadioflava">
|
||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A6D6B31FFD91FACC" box="[409,599,1303,1329]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">P. mantadioflava</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
have frons laterally entirely punctate or rugulate with punctate interspaces between rugulae. Minor workers can be easily separated based on smooth promesonotum.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3A4AB0FFBCA924A3DEB333FA83FAA8" authorityName="Salata & Fisher" authorityYear="2020" box="[1169,1349,1339,1365]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="similis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A3DEB333FA83FAA8" box="[1169,1349,1339,1365]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Pheidole similis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is morphologically most similar to
|
||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A698B357FD8EFA85" box="[471,584,1375,1400]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3A4AB0FFBCA924A698B357FD82FA85" authorityName="Fischer & Fisher" authorityYear="2013" box="[471,580,1375,1400]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ragnax">P. ragnax</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
described by Fischer & Fisher from
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F32D71A3FFBCA924A4ADB357FBF9FA84" box="[994,1087,1375,1401]" name="Mayotte" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Mayotte</collectingCountry>
|
||
island. Minors of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3A4AB0FFBCA924A244B357FAA9FA84" authorityName="Salata & Fisher" authorityYear="2020" box="[1291,1391,1375,1401]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="similis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A244B357FAA9FA84" box="[1291,1391,1375,1401]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">P. similis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
can be separated based on longer and more narrow neck, and presence of sparse but distinct puncta on katepisternum and propodeum. Majors differ in more rugulate lateral frons, sparser setae on sides of head, more distinct and dense mesosomal sculpture, and shagreened gaster.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C32062B8FFBCA924A788B3E7FAE7F9F5" box="[199,1313,1519,1545]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" type="etymology">
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||
<paragraph id="8B853133FFBCA924A788B3E7FAE7F9F5" blockId="50.[151,1437,151,1545]" box="[199,1313,1519,1545]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
|
||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A788B3E7FE88F9F4" bold="true" box="[199,334,1519,1545]" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">Etymology.</emphasis>
|
||
Latin for similar, in reference to the morphological similarity of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3A4AB0FFBCA924A369B3E7FB4CF9F4" authorityName="Salata & Fisher" authorityYear="2020" box="[1062,1162,1519,1545]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="similis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A369B3E7FB4CF9F4" box="[1062,1162,1519,1545]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">P. similis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
to
|
||
<emphasis id="B94EED21FFBCA924A3E1B3E7FAE7F9F5" box="[1198,1313,1519,1544]" italics="true" pageId="50" pageNumber="51">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C3A4AB0FFBCA924A3E1B3E7FADBF9F5" authorityName="Fischer & Fisher" authorityYear="2013" box="[1198,1309,1519,1544]" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="50" pageNumber="51" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ragnax">P. ragnax</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
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