. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. 172 WILLIAM MORTON WHEELER. Pheidole (Hendecapheidole) mendicula sp. nov. (Fig. 6.) Soldier.—Length mm. Head very large, subrectangular, rather convex above, about i longer than broad, as broad in front as behind, with nearly straight, subparallel sides and the posterior border rather deeply and semicircularly excised in the middle. The occipital and frontal grooves are rather shallow. Eyes small, convex, sub-. FiG. 6. Pheidole (Hendecapheidole) mendicula sp. nov. a, head of soldier, dorsal aspect; b, thorax and pedicel
. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. 172 WILLIAM MORTON WHEELER. Pheidole (Hendecapheidole) mendicula sp. nov. (Fig. 6.) Soldier.—Length mm. Head very large, subrectangular, rather convex above, about i longer than broad, as broad in front as behind, with nearly straight, subparallel sides and the posterior border rather deeply and semicircularly excised in the middle. The occipital and frontal grooves are rather shallow. Eyes small, convex, sub-. FiG. 6. Pheidole (Hendecapheidole) mendicula sp. nov. a, head of soldier, dorsal aspect; b, thorax and pedicel of same, in profile; c, head of worker, dorsal aspect; d, head of male; e, antenna of same. triangular. Mandibles not very convex, with rather straight external borders and two large apical teeth. Clypeus somewhat flattened, its anterior border straight and entire in the middle, sinuate on each side. Frontal area small and indistinct; frontal carinae rapidly diverging, half as long as the head and forming sharp inner borders to rather deep scrobes for the accomodation of the antennae, which are small. Scapes reaching to the middle of the sides of the head, the club as long as the remainder of the funiculus; joints 2-7 of the latter small and transverse. Thorax. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ); Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass. ). Annual report 1907/08-1952; Lillie, Frank Rattray, 1870-1947; Moore, Carl Richard, 1892-; Redfield, Alfred Clarence, 1890-1983. Woods Hole, Mass. : Marine Biological Laboratory
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