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Pheidole cangussu
| Pheidole cangussu | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species group: | tristis |
| Species: | P. cangussu |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole cangussu Casadei-Ferreira, Economo & Feitosa, 2020 | |
The type-series comes from pitfall traps installed at 804 m in the Parque Estadual do Cerrado, Jaguariaíva, Paraná (see details about the locality under Pheidole abakytan).
Identification
Pheidole cangussu resembles Pheidole schwarzmaieri. Majors of Pheidole cangussu have the mesosoma surface predominantly smooth, while Pheidole schwarzmaieri has the surface areolate. Minors of Pheidole cangussu have the head smooth and mesosoma finely areolate; Pheidole schwarzmaieri has the head and mesosoma distinctly areolate.
Distribution
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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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- aciculata. Pheidole cangussu Casadei-Ferreira, Economo & Feitosa, 2020: 7, figs. 3, 11 (w.) BRAZIL.