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A new South Vietnamese species of the genus Pheidole with a truncated head in the major and queen (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Formicidae).

Katsuyuki Eguchi, Tuan Viet Bui

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A new species of Pheidole Westwood, Pheidole aspidata sp. nov., is described from S. Vietnam. In contrast with the normal-bodied minor, the major and queen of this species are quite remarkable among Oriental species of the genus in having the truncated front of the head which recalls that of Pheidole colobopsis Mann from the Neotropics.

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A new species of Pheidole Westwood, Pheidole aspidata sp. nov., is described from S. Vietnam. In contrast with the normal-bodied minor, the major and queen of this species are quite remarkable among Oriental species of the genus in having the truncated front of the head which recalls that of Pheidole colobopsis Mann from the Neotropics.

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A new species of Pheidole Westwood, Pheidole aspidata sp. nov., is described from S. Vietnam. In contrast with the normal-bodied minor, the major and queen of this species are quite remarkable among Oriental species of the genus in having the truncated front of the head which recalls that of Pheidole colobopsis Mann from the Neotropics.

Key concepts: Pheidole, Biology, Hymenoptera, Genus, Queen (butterfly), Zoology, Ecology

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