Pseudomyrmex caeciliae (Forel 1913)

Pseudomyrmex caeciliae is distributed from Texas (United States) to Panama.

Among members of the oculatus group (see Ward, 1989), workers of caeciliae can be recognized by the following combination of features:small size (HW 0.51-0.61)head punctate-sublucid; at least some punctures separated by half their diameters or more, especially between the ocelli and compound eye, and immediately posterior to compound eyeeyes relatively long (REL 0.48-0.55; REL2 0.72-0.81)petiole relatively short (PLI 0.79-0.91), with rounded dorsolateral marginationmedium to dark brown in color

Pseudomyrma Eduardi r. Caeciliae Forel, 1913m PDF: 214 (w.) GUATEMALA. Neotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Combination in Pseudomyrmex: Kempf, 1972b PDF: 217.Raised to species: Ward, 1989a PDF: 410.