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Pheidole amata
| Pheidole amata | |
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| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole praeusta) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | Pheidole amata Forel, 1901
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This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pheidole praeusta.
Worker
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- amata. Pheidole amata Forel, 1901e: 360 (s.w.) COLOMBIA.
- Junior synonym of praeusta: Guerrero et al., 2022: 325.
- See also: Wilson, 2003: 651.
References
- Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. (page 651, fig. major, minor described)
- Forel, A. 1901j. Variétés myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 45: 334-382 (page 360, soldier, worker described)
- Guerrero, R.J., García, E., Fernández, F. 2022. The Pheidole Westwood, 1839 ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in Colombia: new records including two species with remarkable morphology. Zootaxa 5154 (3): 319-332 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5154.3.5).