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third. Thorax robust, humeri obtusely annulate, gibbous at middle of sides. 

 Mesothorax margined at sides and posteriorly by a strong elevated ridge, 

 which extends upward and backward and is strongly excised at middle. 

 Mesoepinotal impression strong. Base of epinotum concave, a little shorter 

 than the declivity; spines as long as declivity, straight, moderately divergent, 

 thick to apical fifth where they are obliquely truncate, with the tip acuminate. 

 Petiole elongate, gradually enlarging from base to the node, which, in profile is 

 twice as high as long, and very strongly notched above at middle. Postpetiole 

 more than twice as broad as petiole, broadest at middle, narrowed at sides, 

 with the latter produced as horizontal, lamellate, broad, and bluntly angulate 

 teeth, dorsal surface narrowly rounded at middle. Gaster broad and oval. 

 Legs rather slender. 



Fig. 15. — Pheidole (Electropheidole) roosevelti Mann. Worker. 



Head (excepting occiput), thorax, petiole, and postpetiole moderately 

 shining, occiput, mandibles, and legs strongly shining. Mandibles coarsely 

 striate and punctate. Head with moderately strong carinae, which are 

 irregularly longitudinal on front and sides and reticulate and rugose on vertex 

 and occiput, with the intervening spaces on the latter regions rugose; scrobes 

 reticulately rugose. Thorax coarsely reticulate-rugose. Epinotum smooth. 

 Petiole finely and postpetiole more coarsely rugose-striate. First gastric 

 segment regularly and rather coarsely punctate. 



Fine, long, erect hairs abundant on head, thorax, and abdomen, sparser on 

 appendages. 



Dark reddish brown to black, gaster darkest, legs lighter. 



Soldier. Length 2.50-2.75 mm. 



Head longer than broad, sides feebly convex, sides behind eyes, occipital 

 corners and border distinctly margined, the border narrowly concave at middle. 

 Mandibles elongate, their blades 7-dentate, the two apical teeth long and acute, 

 the others small, irregular, and widely separated. Clypeus convex, anterior 

 border nearly straight. Frontal carinae short, not extending to opposite 

 anterior border of eyes. Antennae slender, their scapes surpassing occipital 

 corners by more than one third their length; first funicular joint slightly 



