Pheidole severini
Pheidole severini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Attini |
Genus: | Pheidole |
Species: | P. severini |
Binomial name | |
Pheidole severini Forel, 1904 |
Nothing is known about the biology of severini.
Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Only known from the type locality.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 3.75° to 3.75°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: French Guiana, Suriname (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.
- severini. Pheidole severini Forel, 1904d: 171 (s.w.) SURINAM. See also: Wilson, 2003: 753.
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 member of the tristis group, similar (in the minor caste, the only one available in this study) to Pheidole excubitor, Pheidole grandinodus, and Pheidole obrima in the greatly enlarged postpetiole and overall habitus, differing in the shallow, nearly flat venter of the postpetiole in side view; constricted ventral margin of the postpetiolar node from above; much longer antennal scapes; and more prominent nuchal collar.
MEASUREMENTS (mm) Syntype minor: HW 0.74, HL 1.02, SL 1.32, EL 0.20, PW 0.52.
COLOR Minor: concolorous dark yellow.
Figure. Syntype, minor. FRENCH GUIANA: Cayenne. Scale bars = 1 mm.
Type Material
Syntype, minor. FRENCH GUIANA: Cayenne. Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève (syntype minor only; major not located, may be in the Musée de Bruxelles, the source of Forel’s material). - as reported in Wilson (2003)
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 753, fig. minor described)
- Forel, A. 1904e. Fourmis du Musée de Bruxelles. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 48: 168-177 (page 171, soldier, worker described)
- 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).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Forel A. 1904. Fourmis du Musée de Bruxelles. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 48: 168-177.
- 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.