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Pheidole minax
| Pheidole minax | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. minax |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole minax Wilson, 2003
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Nothing is known about the biology of minax.
Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Only known from the type locality.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -11.9° to -12.043°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Peru (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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Castes
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| Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code jtlc000016455. Photographer Rhea Cone, uploaded by University of Utah. | Owned by MCZC. |
Known only from the minor.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- minax. Pheidole minax Wilson, 2003: 721, figs. (w.) PERU.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
DIAGNOSIS Similar to Pheidole horribilis, Pheidole macromischoides, Pheidole terribilis and Pheidole ursus, with following differences.
Major: unknown.
Minor: occiput narrow, with nuchal collar, and rugoreticulate; most of rest of dorsal head surface rugulose, only locally and weakly reticulate; propodeal spines as long as propodeal basal face; promesonotum rugoreticulate; postpetiolar dorsum rugulose; all of central strip of first gastral tergite shagreened.
MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype minor: HW 0.84, HL 0.82, SL 0.90, EL 0.16, PW 0.58.
COLOR Minor: body medium reddish yellow, appendages light reddish yellow.
Figure. Holotype, minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.
Type Material
PERU: Estacion Biologia Cocha Cashu, Manu National Park, Madre de Dios, 400 m, col. Diane W. Davidson. Museum of Comparative Zoology
Etymology
L minax, threatening.
References
- Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. (page 721, fig. minor described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Bezdeckova K., P. Bedecka, and I. Machar. 2015. A checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Peru. Zootaxa 4020 (1): 101–133.
- Davidson, D.W. 2005. Ecological stoichiometry of ants in a New World rain forest. Oecologia 142:221-231