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Pheidole germaini
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. germaini |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole germaini Emery, 1896
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Nothing is known about the biology of germaini.
Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Known from the type series and a second collection at Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, by J. C. Trager. (Wilson 2003)
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -9.466667° to -9.466667°.
| 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
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Paralectotype of Pheidole crassipes germaini. Worker. Specimen code casent0904340. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MSNG, Genoa, Italy. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- germaini. Pheidole crassipes subsp. germaini Emery, 1896g: 68 (s.w.) BRAZIL. Raised to species: Wilson, 2003: 694.
Type Material
BRAZIL: Mato Grosso. Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genoa - as reported in Wilson (2003)
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): DIAGNOSIS A medium-sized reddish brown member of the tristis group whose major has a large, laterally subangulate postpetiolar node, moderately protuberant and rounded subpostpetiolar process, very prominent lobose humerus, swollen hind femora, and weak transverse carinulae covering the entire promesonotum.
Minor: dorsal pilosity consists of sparse, short hairs, some of which are clavate or spatulate; occiput narrow, with nuchal collar; propodeal spine erect. Similar to Pheidole alpinensis, Pheidole exarata, Pheidole excubitor, Pheidole grandinodus, Pheidole grantae {=Pheidole exarata), Pheidole obrima, Pheidole rogeri, Pheidole stulta, Pheidole tristis and Pheidole zoster, differing in many details of body form, sculpturing, and pilosity, as illustrated, and in color.
MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.56, HL 1.80, SL 0.86, EL 0.20, PW 0.80. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.66, HL 0.72, SL 0.74, EL 0.12, PW 0.46.
COLOR Major: head and appendages rich medium reddish brown, rest of body dark reddish brown.
Minor: body very dark reddish brown, appendages a contrasting light reddish brown.
Figure. Upper: lectotype, major. The right hind femur is depicted next to the outline of the mesosoma. Lower: paralectotype, minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.
Karyotype
- 2n = 22, karyotype = 18M+2SM+2ST (Brazil) (Teixeira et al., 2020).
Etymology
Eponymous. (Wilson 2003)
References
- Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. (page 694, fig. major, minor described, Raised to species: new status)
- Emery, C. 1896g. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. XVII-XXV. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 28: 33-107 (page 68, soldier, worker described)
- Teixeira, G.A., Barros, L.A.C., Lopes, D.M., Aguiar, H.J.A.C.de 2020. Karyotypic data of five ant taxa from the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest. Sociobiology 67, 604. (doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v67i4.5833).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Emery C. 1906. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. XXVI. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 37: 107-194.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).