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<mods:title>Taxonomic revision of the Pheidole sikorae species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Madagascar</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Salata, Sebastian</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Department of Entomology, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:namePart>Fisher, Brian L.</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Department of Entomology, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA</mods:affiliation>
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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="165090159" LSID="urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:E2EAF02B-CBFA-4AA5-BD9B-DD1115D47A01" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/EDBFE9BB5B355AF293220A90CD1E0ADB" lastPageNumber="1" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<taxonomicName LSID="EDBFE9BB-5B35-5AF2-9322-0A90CD1E0ADB" authority="Salata & Fisher, 2020" authorityName="Salata & Fisher" authorityYear="2020" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pheidole renirano" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="renirano" status="sp. nov.">Pheidole renirano</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="0" pageNumber="1">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 51" captionStartId="F51" captionText="Figure 51. Pheidole renirano sp. nov., full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT 0923324) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0161924)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.949.51269.figure51" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/432220" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figs 51A-F</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 64" captionStartId="F64" captionText="Figure 64. Major worker, hypostomal teeth. Pheidole masoandro sp. nov. (A). Pheidole mavohavoana sp. nov. (B). Pheidole midongy sp. nov. (C). Pheidole mikros sp. nov. (D). Pheidole mivory sp. nov. (E). Pheidole nitidobruna sp. nov. (F). Pheidole parvula sp. nov. (G). Pheidole parvulogibba sp. nov. (H). Pheidole renirano sp. nov. (I). Pheidole sava sp. nov. (J). Pheidole sikorae Forel (K). Pheidole sofia sp. nov. (L). Pheidole sparsa sp. nov. (M). Pheidole tampony sp. nov. (N). Pheidole trichotos sp. nov. (O). Pheidole tsaravoniana sp. nov. (P). Pheidole vadum sp. nov. (Q). Pheidole veteratrix Forel (R). Pheidole volontany sp. nov. (S). Pheidole vony sp. nov. (T)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.949.51269.figure64" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/432233" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">, 64I</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 67" captionStartId="F67" captionText="Figure 67. Distribution. Pheidole renirano sp. nov. (A). Pheidole sava sp. nov. (B). Pheidole sikorae Forel (C). Pheidole sofia sp. nov. (D). Pheidole sparsa sp. nov. (E). Pheidole tampony sp. nov. (F). Pheidole trichotos sp. nov. (G). Pheidole tsaravoniana sp. nov. (H). Pheidole vadum sp. nov. (I). Pheidole veteratrix Forel (J). Pheidole volontany sp. nov. (K). Pheidole vony sp. nov. (L)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.949.51269.figure67" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/432236" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">, 67A</figureCitation>
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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" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Holotype.</emphasis>
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Madagascar. • 1 major worker; Toamasina;
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Réserve">Reserve</normalizedToken>
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Spéciale">Speciale</normalizedToken>
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Ambatovaky, Sandrangato river;
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<geoCoordinate degrees="16.7674" direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="5" value="-16.7674">-16.7674</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate degrees="49.26813" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="49.26813">49.26813</geoCoordinate>
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; alt. 500 m; 23 Feb 2010; B. L. Fisher et al. leg.; rainforest, ex rotten log; BLF24675; CASENT0161924 (CASC).
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Paratype.</emphasis>
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• 1w.; same data as for holotype, CASENT0923324 (CASC).
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</paragraph>
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<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.949.51269.figure51" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/432220" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" start="Figure 51" startId="F51">
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figure 51.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName authorityName="Salata & Fisher" authorityYear="2020" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Pheidole" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pheidole renirano" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="renirano">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Pheidole renirano</emphasis>
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sp. nov., full-face view (
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A</emphasis>
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), profile (
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), and dorsal view (
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">E</emphasis>
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) of paratype minor worker (CASENT0923324) and full-face view (
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">B</emphasis>
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), profile (
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), and dorsal view (
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) of holotype major worker (CASENT0161924).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Other material.</paragraph>
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Madagascar. -
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Toamasina</emphasis>
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: • 1w.; Ankerana;
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<geoCoordinate degrees="18.4061" direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="5" value="-18.4061">-18.4061</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate degrees="48.82029" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="48.82029">48.82029</geoCoordinate>
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; alt. 725 m; 16 Jan 2012; B. L. Fisher et al. leg.; rainforest, ex rotten log; BLF27684 (CASC). •1w., 1s.; Parc National Mananara-Nord, 7.1 km 261°Antanambe;
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<geoCoordinate degrees="16.455" direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="55" value="-16.455">-16.455</geoCoordinate>
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; alt. 225 m; 15 Nov 2005; B. L. Fisher et al. leg.; rainforest, ex rotten stick on ground; BLF12611 (CASC). • 1w., 1s.; Res. Ambodiriana, 4.8 km 306°Manompana, along Manompana river;
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; alt. 125 m; 19 Nov 2005; B. L. Fisher et al. leg.; rainforest, ex rotten log; BLF12809 (CASC). • 1w., 1s.;
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Réserve">Reserve</normalizedToken>
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Ambatovaky, Sandrangato river;
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<geoCoordinate degrees="16.81745" direction="south" orientation="latitude" precision="1" value="-16.81745">-16.81745</geoCoordinate>
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; alt. 400 m; 26 Feb 2010; B. L. Fisher et al. leg.; rainforest, ex rotten log; BLF24866 (CASC).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Moderately large species.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Major workers.</emphasis>
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Head in full-face view sub-oval, not widening posteriorly, with anterior and posterior sides slightly convex, in lateral view sub-oval; ventral and dorsal faces convex; sides of the head with moderately dense, moderately long, suberect pilosity; medial part of frons with thick, longitudinal, interrupted and dense rugae, interspaces smooth to indistinctly rugulate; lateral sides with thicker, dense and longitudinal to posteriorly slightly irregular rugae with predominantly smooth but sometimes indistinctly rugulate interspaces; occipital lobes and area posterolateral from eyes without smooth notches; scape, when laid back, exceeding the midlength of head by two-fifths of its length; inner hypostomal teeth distinct, large, closely spaced, triangular, with rounded apex directed upward; outer hypostomal teeth lobe-like, wider than and approximately as high as inner teeth; inner and outer hypostomal teeth closely spaced and not connected by concavity; mesosoma with sparse foveolae; promesonotum with additional sparse, thin, and transverse rugulae and smooth to indistinctly foveolate interspaces on dorsum; gaster smooth with base indistinctly shagreened; body yellow.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Minor workers.</emphasis>
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Head foveolate, foveolae sparse; scape, when laid back, exceeding the posterior head margin by one-third of its length; promesonotum low and moderately long; promesonotal groove absent; propodeal spines minute, triangular; mesosoma foveolate; katepisternum with large, smooth notch; dorsal side of promesonotum and lateral sides of pronotum with reduced sculpture and smooth notches on medial parts; body yellowish brown.
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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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= 4): HL: 1.05-1.21 (1.16); HW: 1.03-1.16 (1.12); SL: 0.76-0.88 (0.84); EL: 0.12-0.17 (0.15); WL: 1.03-1.14 (1.1); PSL: 0.14-0.18 (0.16); MTL: 0.69-0.82 (0.77); PNW: 0.45-0.54 (0.5); PTW: 0.13-0.15 (0.14); PPW: 0.26-0.31 (0.29); CI: 101.5-105.3 (103.6); SI: 73.2-76.3 (75.1); PSLI: 11.9-15.0 (13.4); PPI: 46.2-49.6 (47.8); PNI: 39.5-51.8 (44.4); MTI: 66.5-70.5 (68.8).
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Head.</emphasis>
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In full-face sub-oval, not widening posteriorly, with anterior and posterior sides slightly convex (Fig.
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). In lateral view sub-oval; ventral and dorsal faces convex; inner hypostomal teeth visible. Sides of the head with moderately dense, moderately long, suberect pilosity; whole head with dense, long, decumbent to erect pilosity. Medial part of frons with thick, longitudinal, interrupted and dense rugae, interspaces smooth to indistinctly rugulate; lateral sides with thicker, dense, and longitudinal to posteriorly slightly irregular rugae with predominantly smooth but sometimes indistinctly rugulate interspaces. Occipital lobes with thick and dense irregular rugae and predominantly smooth interspaces. Area posterolateral from eyes with longitudinal, moderately thick, very dense rugae with smooth to rugulate interspaces. Gena with relatively sparse, thick, and longitudinal rugae and smooth to indistinctly rugulate interspaces. Centre of clypeus smooth and shiny, lateral sides with indistinct rugulae; median notch present, moderately wide, and shallow; median longitudinal carina present; lateral longitudinal carinae absent. Scape, when laid back, exceeding the midlength of head by two-fifths of its length; pilosity subdecumbent to erect (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 51" captionStartId="F51" captionText="Figure 51. Pheidole renirano sp. nov., full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT 0923324) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0161924)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.949.51269.figure51" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/432220" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">51B, D</figureCitation>
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). Inner hypostomal teeth distinct, large, closely spaced, triangular, with rounded apex directed upward; outer hypostomal teeth lobe-like, wider than and approximately as high as inner teeth; inner and outer hypostomal teeth closely spaced and not connected by concavity (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 64" captionStartId="F64" captionText="Figure 64. Major worker, hypostomal teeth. Pheidole masoandro sp. nov. (A). Pheidole mavohavoana sp. nov. (B). Pheidole midongy sp. nov. (C). Pheidole mikros sp. nov. (D). Pheidole mivory sp. nov. (E). Pheidole nitidobruna sp. nov. (F). Pheidole parvula sp. nov. (G). Pheidole parvulogibba sp. nov. (H). Pheidole renirano sp. nov. (I). Pheidole sava sp. nov. (J). Pheidole sikorae Forel (K). Pheidole sofia sp. nov. (L). Pheidole sparsa sp. nov. (M). Pheidole tampony sp. nov. (N). Pheidole trichotos sp. nov. (O). Pheidole tsaravoniana sp. nov. (P). Pheidole vadum sp. nov. (Q). Pheidole veteratrix Forel (R). Pheidole volontany sp. nov. (S). Pheidole vony sp. nov. (T)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.949.51269.figure64" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/432233" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">64I</figureCitation>
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).
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Mesosoma.</emphasis>
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In lateral view, promesonotum short, angular and moderately low, posterior mesonotum moderately steep, mesonotal process indistinct, tubercle-like; promesonotal groove absent; metanotal groove absent; propodeal spines moderate, with wide base and acute apex; humeral area produced (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 51" captionStartId="F51" captionText="Figure 51. Pheidole renirano sp. nov., full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT 0923324) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0161924)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.949.51269.figure51" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/432220" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">51D</figureCitation>
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). Surface shiny and sparse foveolae; promesonotum with additional sparse, thin, and transverse rugulae and smooth to indistinctly foveolate interspaces on dorsum. Pilosity moderately sparse, long, and erect (Fig.
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).
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Petiole.</emphasis>
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Shiny with dense foveolae; node finely foveolate, triangular, with rounded and thick apex, in rear view node dorsoventrally slightly convex; pilosity moderately sparse and erect (Fig.
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).
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Postpetiole.</emphasis>
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Shiny and foveolate; dorsum with reduced sculpture and smooth notch; in dorsal view oval, lateral margins medially with two dentate projections; pilosity long, moderately sparse, and erect (Fig.
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).
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gaster.</emphasis>
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Shiny and smooth with base indistinctly shagreened; pilosity moderately sparse, long, and erect (Fig.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Colour.</emphasis>
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Yellow with yellowish legs (Fig.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Minor workers.</emphasis>
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Measurements (
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N</emphasis>
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= 4): HL: 0.53-0.59 (0.55); HW: 0.42-0.46 (0.44); SL: 0.66-0.74 (0.72); EL: 0.11-0.11 (0.11); WL: 0.69-0.78 (0.74); PSL: 0.06-0.08 (0.07); MTL: 0.51-0.58 (0.55); PNW: 0.3-0.33 (0.31); PTW: 0.06-0.08 (0.07); PPW: 0.11-0.14 (0.12); CI: 119.8-130.5 (126.5); SI: 157.8-170.9 (163.5); PSLI: 11.4-15.6 (13.3); PPI: 55.1-63.9 (59.3); PNI: 68.5-73.9 (70.8); MTI: 121.1-134.2 (126.2).
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Head.</emphasis>
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Cephalic margin slightly convex (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 51" captionStartId="F51" captionText="Figure 51. Pheidole renirano sp. nov., full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT 0923324) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0161924)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.949.51269.figure51" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/432220" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">51A</figureCitation>
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). Pilosity relatively sparse, moderately long, subdecumbent to erect. Sculpture shiny and foveolate, foveolae sparse; antennal sockets with few thick, curved outward rugae and foveolate interspaces. Clypeus with median longitudinal carina absent; two lateral longitudinal carinae absent. Scape, when laid back, exceeding the posterior head margin by one-third of its length; pilosity dense, suberect to erect (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 51" captionStartId="F51" captionText="Figure 51. Pheidole renirano sp. nov., full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT 0923324) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0161924)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.949.51269.figure51" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/432220" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">51A, C</figureCitation>
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).
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Mesosoma.</emphasis>
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In lateral view, promesonotum low and moderately long, arched; promesonotal groove absent; metanotal groove distinct; propodeal spines minute, triangular (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 51" captionStartId="F51" captionText="Figure 51. Pheidole renirano sp. nov., full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT 0923324) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0161924)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.949.51269.figure51" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/432220" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">51C</figureCitation>
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). Sculpture shiny and foveolate; katepisternum with big smooth notch; dorsal side of promesonotum and lateral sides of pronotum with reduced sculpture and smooth notches on medial parts. Pilosity very sparse, moderately long, and erect (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 51" captionStartId="F51" captionText="Figure 51. Pheidole renirano sp. nov., full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT 0923324) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0161924)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.949.51269.figure51" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/432220" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">51C, E</figureCitation>
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).
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gaster.</emphasis>
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With sparse, erect pilosity (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 51" captionStartId="F51" captionText="Figure 51. Pheidole renirano sp. nov., full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT 0923324) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0161924)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.949.51269.figure51" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/432220" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">51C, E</figureCitation>
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Colour.</emphasis>
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Yellowish brown, vertex and gaster darker (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 51" captionStartId="F51" captionText="Figure 51. Pheidole renirano sp. nov., full-face view (A), profile (C), and dorsal view (E) of paratype minor worker (CASENT 0923324) and full-face view (B), profile (D), and dorsal view (F) of holotype major worker (CASENT 0161924)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.949.51269.figure51" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/432220" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">51C, E</figureCitation>
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).
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</subSubSection>
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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 river in reference to the Sandrangato River located in the type locality.</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 between 125-725 m in elevation, in rainforest. Nests were located in rotten logs and sticks on the ground.</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 renirano" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="renirano">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Pheidole renirano</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. is known from several localities in the Toamasina prefecture. Its range covers the area from
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Réserve">Reserve</normalizedToken>
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<normalizedToken originalValue="Spéciale">Speciale</normalizedToken>
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Ambatovaky north to Antanambe. Morphologically it is most similar to parapatric
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<taxonomicName lsidName="P. tsaravoniana" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="tsaravoniana">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">P. tsaravoniana</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov., known from the vicinity of Tsaravoniana in Toamasina. Major workers of
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<taxonomicName lsidName="P. renirano" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="renirano">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">P. renirano</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. can be distinguished from majors of
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<taxonomicName lsidName="P. tsaravoniana" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="tsaravoniana">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">P. tsaravoniana</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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sp. nov. based on bright yellow body colouration and promesonotal dorsum with short, transverse rugae with smooth to indistinctly foveolae interspaces; minors can be separated based on yellowish brown body, and reduced sculpture and smooth notches on medial parts of dorsal side of promesonotum and lateral sides of pronotum.
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