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Pheidole pyriformis
| Pheidole pyriformis | |
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| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole bos) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | Pheidole pyriformis Clark, 1938
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This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pheidole bos.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- pyriformis. Pheidole pyriformis Clark, 1938: 371, figs. 10, 11 (s.w.) AUSTRALIA.
- Junior synonym of bos: Heterick, 2021: 19.
References
- Clark, J. 1938. The Sir Joseph Banks Islands. Reports of the McCoy Society for Field Investigation and Research. Part 10. Formicidae (Hymenoptera). Proc. R. Soc. Vic. (n.s.) 50: 356-382 (page 371, figs. 10, 11 soldier, worker described)
- Heterick, B.E. 2021. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part I: Systematics. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 86, 1-245 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2021.001-245).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Clark J. 1938. The Sir Joseph Banks Islands. Reports of the McCoy Society for Field Investigation and Research. Part 10. Formicidae (Hymenoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (n.s.)50: 356-382.
- Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.