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Pheidole blumenauensis
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. blumenauensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole blumenauensis Kempf, 1964
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Nothing is known about the biology of blumenauensis.
Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Only known from the type locality.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -14.79861111° to -26.918°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
Castes
Worker
Minor
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| Paralectotype of Pheidole diligens. Worker. Specimen code casent0913279. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- diligens. Pheidole diligens Santschi, 1923d: 50 (s.w.) BRAZIL. [Junior secondary homonym of diligens Smith, above.] Replacement name: blumenauensis Kempf, 1964e: 64.
- blumenauensis. Pheidole blumenauensis Kempf, 1964e: 64. Replacement name for Pheidole diligens Santschi, 1923d: 50. [Junior secondary homonym of Atta diligens Smith, F. 1858b: 168.] See also: Wilson, 2003: 171.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
From Wilson (2003): A small, reddish brown member of the diligens group, whose major has a moderately prominent mesonotal convexity, which is part of a bilobed promesonotal outline as seen in dorsal-oblique view; short, nearly equilaterally triangular propodeal spines; overall mostly smooth and shiny body surface with sculpturing on the head composed exclusively of longitudinal carinulae confined to the anterior half; and abundant, medium-length, erect pilosity.
Close to Pheidole rochai and Pheidole vafra, but differing variously in head shape, eye size, sculpturing, and color. See also the less similar Pheidole lemur, Pheidole perryorum, Pheidole pubiventris, Pheidole seeldrayersi and Pheidole variegata (= Pheidole pubiventris), as illustrated.
Minor: virtually identical to that of Pheidole rochai, as illustrated (q.v.).
MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 0.96, HL 1.00, SL 0.78, EL 0.20, PW 0.54. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.52, HL 0.64, SL 0.78, EL 0.16, PW 0.38.
COLOR Major: concolorous reddish brown.
Minor: body light brown, appendages brownish yellow.
Figure. Lectotype, major. The minor is nearly identical to that of Pheidole rochai Scale bars = 1 mm.
Type Material
BRAZIL: Blumenau, Santa Catarina. (q.v.). Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel - as reported in Wilson (2003)
Etymology
L blumenauensis, after the type locality. (Wilson 2003)
References
- Kempf, W. W. 1964e. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants. III. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Stud. Entomol. 7: 45-71 (page 64, replacement name for Pheidole diligens)
- Santschi, F. 1923d. Pheidole et quelques autres fourmis néotropiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 63: 45-69 (page 50, replaced name Pheidole diligens)
- Smith, F. 1858b. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. (page 168, junior secondary homonym of Atta diligens)
- Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. (page 171, fig. major, minor described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Diehl-Fleig E. 2014. Termites and Ants from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Sociobiology (in Press).
- Kempf W. W. 1964e. Miscellaneous studies on Neotropical ants. III. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Studia Entomologica 7: 45-71.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Rosa da Silva R. 1999. Formigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) do oeste de Santa Catarina: historico das coletas e lista atualizada das especies do Estado de Santa Catarina. Biotemas 12(2): 75-100.