Remarks
This species is part of a group with a specific kind of subanal
appendages (number 28 in Fig. 8), which includes P. queirozi andP. fallaciosus sp. n. The species has an intermediary
number of subsegments on Ant. IV (nine subsegments), has no eyes, lacks
the corner tooth in all unguiculi, and the inner lamella of the mucro is
smooth. This combination of features can easily differentiate the three
species.
Despite its wide distribution, P. hermesi sp. n.presents some features that may be indicative of its relation to the SSH
environment, for instance eye reduction, Ant. IV shorter (nine
subsegments), overall small body size, and the reduction of the corner
tooth and apical filament on unguiculus.