Pheidole impressa
Pheidole impressa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Attini |
Genus: | Pheidole |
Species: | P. impressa |
Binomial name | |
Pheidole impressa Mayr, 1870 | |
Subspecies | |
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Nothing is known about the biology of impressa.
Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
From Wilson (2003): Known from Ceará and the neighboring state of Rio Grande do Norte, in northeastern Brazil (Kempf 1972b).
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 5.266667° to 5.266667°.
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. |
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. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- impressa. Pheidole impressa Mayr, 1870b: 985 (s.) BRAZIL. See also: Wilson, 2003: 303. Current subspecies: nominal plus detrita.
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): A very distinct member of the fallax group, easily distinguished as follows.
Major: anterior third of central strip of first gastral tergite longitudinally striate; the whole gastral tergite shagreened; rugoreticulum on each side of head stretches from eye medially to antennal fossa and anteriorly to near the anterior border of head; propodeal spines moderately long and nearly vertical to basal propodeal face; promesonotal dorsum transversely carinulate; all of cephalic dorsum, mesosoma, and waist foveolate and feebly shiny to opaque; postpetiolar node from above trapezoidal.
Minor not seen.
MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.36, HL 1.68, SL 0.92, EL 0.22, PW 0.70.
COLOR Major: body and mandibles medium reddish brown, other appendages light reddish brown.
Figure. Unique holotype, major. Minor not seen. Scale bars = 1 mm.
Type Material
BRAZIL: Ceará, col. M. E. Simon. Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna - as reported in Wilson (2003)
Etymology
L impressa, marked by impression, possibly referring to the gastral striae. (Wilson 2003)
References
- Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. (page 303, fig. major described)
- Camargo-Vanegas, J.J., Guerrero, R.J. 2020. Las hormigas Pheidole (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) en el bosque seco tropical de Santa Marta, Colombia. Revista Colombiana de Entomologia 46(2): e8433 (doi:10.25100/socolen.v46i2.8433).
- Franco, W., Ladino, N., Delabie, J.H.C., Dejean, A., Orivel, J., Fichaux, M., Groc, S., Leponce, M., Feitosa, R.M. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674, 509–543 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4674.5.2).
- Mayr, G. 1870b. Neue Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 20: 939-996 (page 985, soldier described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Forel A. 1915. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Ark. Zool. 9(16): 1-119
- Franco W., N. Ladino, J. H. C. Delabie, A. Dejean, J. Orivel, M. Fichaux, S. Groc, M. Leponce, and R. M. Feitosa. 2019. First checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of French Guiana. Zootaxa 4674(5): 509-543.
- Groc S., J. H. C. Delabie, F. Fernandez, F. Petitclerc, B. Corbara, M. Leponce, R. Cereghino, and A. Dejean. 2017. Litter-dwelling ants as bioindicators to gauge the sustainability of small arboreal monocultures embedded in the Amazonian rainforest. Ecological Indicators 82: 43-49.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Mann W. M. 1916. The Stanford Expedition to Brazil, 1911, John C. Branner, Director. The ants of Brazil. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 60: 399-490
- Pires de Prado L., R. M. Feitosa, S. Pinzon Triana, J. A. Munoz Gutierrez, G. X. Rousseau, R. Alves Silva, G. M. Siqueira, C. L. Caldas dos Santos, F. Veras Silva, T. Sanches Ranzani da Silva, A. Casadei-Ferreira, R. Rosa da Silva, and J. Andrade-Silva. 2019. An overview of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the state of Maranhao, Brazil. Pap. Avulsos Zool. 59: e20195938.