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Pheidole laeviventris
| Pheidole laeviventris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. laeviventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole laeviventris Mayr, 1870
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Nothing is known about the biology of laeviventris.
Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Known only from the type locality, which was reported as “Colombia.”
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Colombia (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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Castes
Images from AntWeb
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| Lectotype Pheidole laeviventris. Worker. Specimen code casent0601248. Photographer John T. Longino, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMV. |
Known only from the minor.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- laeviventris. Pheidole laeviventris Mayr, 1870a: 401 (w.) COLOMBIA. See also: Wilson, 2003: 714.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
DIAGNOSIS From Wilson (2003): Similar to Pheidole aper, Pheidole bambusarum, Pheidole brevicona, Pheidole dyctiota, Pheidole lutzi, Pheidole risii, Pheidole rugatula, Pheidole senilis, Pheidole sigillata, Pheidole trachyderma and Pheidole traini, distinguished as follows.
Major: unknown.
Minor: occiput and sides of head rugoreticulate; vertex, antennal fossae, and frontal lobes carinulate; frontal triangle and mid-clypeus smooth; anterior and posterior thirds of pronotum foveolate, center smooth; occiput narrow, lacking nuchal collar or with rudiment only; humerus subangulate; propodeal spine equilaterally triangular.
MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype minor: HW 0.66, HL 0.78, SL 0.82, EL 0.14, PW 0.40.
COLOR Minor: body concolorous medium reddish brown, appendages brownish yellow.
Figure. Lectotype, minor. COLOMBIA (no further data). Major: unknown. Scale bars = 1 mm.
Type Material
Columbia. Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna - as reported in Wilson (2003)
Etymology
L laeviventris, smooth belly, referring to gaster. (Wilson 2003)
References
- Mayr, G. 1870a. Formicidae novogranadenses. Sitzungsber. Kais. Akad. Wiss. Wien Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. Abt. I 61: 370-417 (page 401, worker described)
- Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. (page 714, fig. minor described)