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Pheidole mantilla
| Pheidole mantilla | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. mantilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole mantilla Wilson, 2003 | |
Longino (1997) found the species in open habitats of seasonally dry areas. Workers forage on the ground and up into low vegetation. (Wilson 2003)
Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Northern Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica. (Wilson 2003)
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Costa Rica (type locality), Panama.
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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- mantilla. Pheidole mantilla Wilson, 2003: 323, figs. (s.w.) COSTA RICA.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Closely similar to Pheidole caribbaea of Jamaica, differing in the major in its narrower occiput seen in full-face view; carinulae of the cephalic dorsum reaching all the way to the occiput border; shorter scape; oval (rather than trapezoidal) postpetiole; and lighter (reddish-yellow as opposed to brown) color.
MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.32, HL 1.42, SL 1.02, EL 0.20, PW 0.62. Paratype minor: HW 0.60, HL 0.80, SL 1.04, EL 0.16, PW 0.40.
COLOR Major: concolorous medium reddish yellow (“orange”).
Minor: concolorous brownish yellow.
Figure. Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.
Type Material
COSTA RICA: La Pita, on road to Monteverde, Puntarenas, 200 m, col. J. T. Longino. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
Etymology
L mantilla, cloak, referring to the dense pilosity of the head and mesosoma.
References
- Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. (page 323, fig. major, minor described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Wilson E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, [ix] + 794 pp.