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<mods:title>Pheidole Westwood, 1839 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Madagascar - an introduction and a taxonomic revision of eleven species groups</mods:title>
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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="161776993" LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:14F03E8E-3A4A-44F1-A4A2-95C4E609DA58" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/F98ACF189C684197B567239366FA6DC0" lastPageNumber="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/14F03E8E-3A4A-44F1-A4A2-95C4E609DA58" authority="Salata & Fisher, 2020" authorityName="Salata & Fisher" authorityYear="2020" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pheidole miramila" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miramila" status="sp. nov.">Pheidole miramila</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="1">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 74" captionStartId="F74" captionText="Figure 74. Pheidole miramila sp. nov., dorsal view (A), profile (B), and full-face view (C) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0198567)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.905.39592.figure74" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/373121" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figs 74A-C</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 85" captionStartId="F85" captionText="Figure 85. Hypostomal teeth. Pheidole madinika sp. nov. (A). P. mahaboensis sp. nov. (B). P. maizina sp. nov. (C). P. makaensis sp. nov. (D). P. makirovana sp. nov. (E). P. manantenensis sp. nov. (F). P. mantadia sp. nov. (G). P. marieannae sp. nov. (H). P. masoala sp. nov. (I). P. mavesatra sp. nov. (J). P. miramila sp. nov. (K). P. moramanaensis sp. nov. (L). P. navoatrensis sp. nov. (M). P. nemoralis Forel (N). P. ocypodea sp. nov. (O). P. parviocula sp. nov. (P). P. petax Forel (Q). P. podargea sp. nov. (R). P. praegrandis sp. nov. (S). P. ranohirensis sp. nov. (T). P. rugocephala sp. nov. (U). P. rugofitarata sp. nov. (V). P. scabrata Forel (W). P. typhlos sp. nov. (X). P. vatovavensis sp. nov. (Y). P. voasara sp. nov. (Z). P. vohemarensis sp. nov. (AA). P. zavamanira sp. nov. (AB)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.905.39592.figure85" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/373132" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">, 85K</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 87" captionStartId="F87" captionText="Figure 87. Distribution. Pheidole lamperos sp. nov. (A). P. longipilosa sp. nov. (B). P. longispinosa Forel (C). P. lutea sp. nov. (D). P. madinika sp. nov. (E). P. mahaboensis sp. nov. (F). P. maizina sp. nov. (G). P. makaensis sp. nov. (H). P. makirovana sp. nov. (I). P. manantenensis sp. nov. (J). P. mantadia sp. nov. (K). P. marieannae sp. nov. (L). P. masoala sp. nov. (M). P. mavesatra sp. nov. (N). P. miramila sp. nov. (O). P. moramanaensis sp. nov. (P). P. navoatrensis sp. nov. (R). P. nemoralis Forel (S). P. ocypodea sp. nov. (T). P. parviocula sp. nov. (U)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.905.39592.figure87" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/373134" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">, 87O</figureCitation>
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="type material">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Type material.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Holotype</emphasis>
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.
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Madagascar. •1 major worker; Fianarantsoa; 45 km S. Ambalavao;
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<geoCoordinate degrees="22.21667" direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="-22.21667">-22.21667</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate degrees="47.01667" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="47.01667">47.01667</geoCoordinate>
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; alt. 785 m; 25 Sep 1993; B.L. Fisher leg.; BLF00696, CASENT0198567, top specimen (CASC).
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Paratype</emphasis>
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Madagascar. •1s.; same data as for holotype; CASENT0872079 (CASC).
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="diagnosis">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Major workers</emphasis>
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Head in full-face view oval, relatively as long as wide, anterior and posterior of eyes moderately convex; sides of the head with sparse, short, erect pilosity; genae smooth and shiny; inner hypostomal teeth distinct, low, thick, and triangular, with rounded apex; outer hypostomal teeth higher, thick, dentate, with rounded tips; propodeal spines moderately long, triangular; first gastral tergite finely shagreened; body yellowish brown to brown.
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="description">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Description.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Major workers.</emphasis>
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Measurements (
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N</emphasis>
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= 2): HL: 1.63-1.7; HW: 1.57-1.59; SL: 0.68-0.67; EL: 0.19-0.16; WL: 1.12-1.15; PSL: 0.26-0.24; MTL: 0.65-0.69; PNW: 0.76-0.74; PTW: 0.18-0.2; PPW: 0.64-0.61; CI: 96.8-93.2; SI: 43.0-42.2; PSLI: 16.2-14.3; PPI: 27.9-33.0; PNI: 48.1-46.4; MTI: 41.5-43.7.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Head</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
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In full-face view oval, anterior and posterior of eyes moderately convex (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 74" captionStartId="F74" captionText="Figure 74. Pheidole miramila sp. nov., dorsal view (A), profile (B), and full-face view (C) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0198567)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.905.39592.figure74" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/373121" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">74C</figureCitation>
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). In lateral view sub-rectangular; ventral and dorsal faces finely convex; dorsal face finely depressed posteriorly, forming shallow transverse depression between frons and occipital lobes; inner hypostomal teeth invisible. Sides of the head with sparse, short, erect pilosity; whole head with moderately dense, short, fine, suberect to erect pilosity. Antennal scrobes indistinct and not delimited by carinulae. Occipital lobes shiny, with thick, sparse, irregular rugae, interspaces smooth; frons with thick, moderately dense, longitudinal rugae, interspaces smooth; lateral sides of head with thin, dense, irregular rugoreticulation; malar area with dense and thin longitudinal rugulae; genae smooth and shiny. Clypeus shiny and smooth, with thin, longitudinal rugulae on the lateral sides; median notch present, narrow and moderately deep; median longitudinal carina absent; lateral longitudinal carinae absent. Scape, when laid back, reaching the midlength of head; pilosity decumbent to erect (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 74" captionStartId="F74" captionText="Figure 74. Pheidole miramila sp. nov., dorsal view (A), profile (B), and full-face view (C) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0198567)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.905.39592.figure74" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/373121" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">74B, C</figureCitation>
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). Inner hypostomal teeth distinct, low, thick and triangular, with rounded apex; outer hypostomal teeth higher, thick, dentate, with rounded tips (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 85" captionStartId="F85" captionText="Figure 85. Hypostomal teeth. Pheidole madinika sp. nov. (A). P. mahaboensis sp. nov. (B). P. maizina sp. nov. (C). P. makaensis sp. nov. (D). P. makirovana sp. nov. (E). P. manantenensis sp. nov. (F). P. mantadia sp. nov. (G). P. marieannae sp. nov. (H). P. masoala sp. nov. (I). P. mavesatra sp. nov. (J). P. miramila sp. nov. (K). P. moramanaensis sp. nov. (L). P. navoatrensis sp. nov. (M). P. nemoralis Forel (N). P. ocypodea sp. nov. (O). P. parviocula sp. nov. (P). P. petax Forel (Q). P. podargea sp. nov. (R). P. praegrandis sp. nov. (S). P. ranohirensis sp. nov. (T). P. rugocephala sp. nov. (U). P. rugofitarata sp. nov. (V). P. scabrata Forel (W). P. typhlos sp. nov. (X). P. vatovavensis sp. nov. (Y). P. voasara sp. nov. (Z). P. vohemarensis sp. nov. (AA). P. zavamanira sp. nov. (AB)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.905.39592.figure85" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/373132" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">85K</figureCitation>
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).
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Mesosoma</emphasis>
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</emphasis>
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In lateral view, promesonotum short, angular, and relatively low, posterior mesonotum steep, with moderately large, tubercle-like projections; promesonotal groove absent; metanotal groove absent or indistinct; propodeal spines moderately long, triangular, with base wide, apex rounded; humeral area with small and flat tubercles (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 74" captionStartId="F74" captionText="Figure 74. Pheidole miramila sp. nov., dorsal view (A), profile (B), and full-face view (C) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0198567)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.905.39592.figure74" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/373121" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">74B</figureCitation>
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). Surface shiny, with very sparse, transverse to irregular thin rugae. Pilosity moderately sparse, long, and erect (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 74" captionStartId="F74" captionText="Figure 74. Pheidole miramila sp. nov., dorsal view (A), profile (B), and full-face view (C) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0198567)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.905.39592.figure74" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/373121" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">74A, B</figureCitation>
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).
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Petiole</emphasis>
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Shiny, finely shagreened to smooth; peduncle short, with small, rounded horizontal lobes on its basal part; node moderately high and triangular, with convex apex, in rear view node relatively straight; pilosity moderately sparse and erect (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 74" captionStartId="F74" captionText="Figure 74. Pheidole miramila sp. nov., dorsal view (A), profile (B), and full-face view (C) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0198567)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.905.39592.figure74" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/373121" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">74A, B</figureCitation>
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).
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Postpetiole</emphasis>
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Shiny and finely shagreened; short and rounded; in dorsal view sides with relatively long, acute, triangular projections; pilosity long, moderately sparse and erect (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 74" captionStartId="F74" captionText="Figure 74. Pheidole miramila sp. nov., dorsal view (A), profile (B), and full-face view (C) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0198567)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.905.39592.figure74" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/373121" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">74A, B</figureCitation>
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First gastral tergite shiny and finely shagreened; pilosity moderately sparse, long and erect (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 74" captionStartId="F74" captionText="Figure 74. Pheidole miramila sp. nov., dorsal view (A), profile (B), and full-face view (C) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0198567)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.905.39592.figure74" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/373121" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">74A, B</figureCitation>
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).
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Colour</emphasis>
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Unicolourous, yellowish brown to brown (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 74" captionStartId="F74" captionText="Figure 74. Pheidole miramila sp. nov., dorsal view (A), profile (B), and full-face view (C) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0198567)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.905.39592.figure74" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/373121" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">74A, B</figureCitation>
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<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.905.39592.figure74" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/373121" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" start="Figure 74" startId="F74">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figure 74.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Salata & Fisher" authorityYear="2020" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pheidole miramila" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miramila">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Pheidole miramila</emphasis>
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sp. nov., dorsal view (
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), profile (
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), and full-face view (
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) of holotype major worker (CASENT0198567).
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Minor workers.</emphasis>
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Unknown.
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="etymology">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Etymology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Malagasy for a soldier, in reference to the fact that this species is known only from its major workers.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="biology_ecology">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Biology.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">The species was collected at 785 m in elevation, in rainforest. Nesting preferences unknown.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="comments">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Comments.</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Salata & Fisher" authorityYear="2020" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pheidole miramila" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miramila">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Pheidole miramila</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. is most similar to
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<taxonomicName lsidName="P. boribora" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="boribora">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">P. boribora</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov.
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Pheidole miramila</emphasis>
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sp. nov. differs from
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">P. boribora</emphasis>
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sp. nov. by absence of foveolae on head, sparse and short pilosity of sides of head, triangular inner hypostomal teeth, and propodeal spines moderately long.
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