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Pheidole breviseta
| Pheidole breviseta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species group: | flavens |
| Species: | P. breviseta |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole breviseta Santschi, 1919
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This species is only known from type specimens. Nothing is known about its biology.
Identification
A medium-sized species with mesonotal convexity similar to Pheidole lignicola of Argentina, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Concolorous medium yellow. Major: distinguished by its smooth occiput, cornulate postpetiole, relatively short pilosity, and yellow color. (Wilson 2003)
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Only known from the type locality.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -24.563333° to -34.583333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina (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
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| Paralectotype of Pheidole breviseta. Worker. Specimen code casent0913281. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- breviseta. Pheidole flavens st. breviseta Santschi, 1919f: 39 (w.) ARGENTINA. Santschi, 1923d: 60 (s.). Raised to species: Santschi, 1923d: 60. See also: Wilson, 2003: 384.
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 species with mesonotal convexity similar to Pheidole lignicola of Argentina, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
Major: distinguished by its smooth occiput, cornulate postpetiole, relatively short pilosity, and yellow color.
Color Major and minor: concolorous medium yellow.
Measurements(mm) Lectotype major: HW 0.92, HL 0.94, SL 0.42, EL 0.12, PW 0.46. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.42, HL 0.46, SL 0.38, EL 0.06, PW 0.26.
Figure. Upper: lectotype, major. Lower: paralectotype, minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.
Type Material
Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel
Type Locality Information
ARGENTINA: Alta Gracia, Córdova. (Wilson 2003)
Etymology
L breviseta, short-haired. (Wilson 2003)
References
- Casadei-Ferreira, A., Economo, E.P., Feitosa, R.M. 2020. Additions to the taxonomy of Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the southern grasslands of Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 64(4):e20200068 (doi:10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2020-0068).
- Dröse, W., Podgaiski, L.R., Gossner, M.M., Meyer, S.T., Hermann, J.-M., Leidinger, J., Koch, C., Kollmann, J., Weisser, W.W., de S. Mendonça, M., Overbeck, G.E. 2021. Passive restoration of subtropical grasslands leads to incomplete recovery of ant communities in early successional stages. Biological Conservation 264, 109387 (doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109387).
- Santschi, F. 1919f. Nouveaux formicides de la République Argentine. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 87: 37-57 (page 39, worker described)
- Santschi, F. 1923d. Pheidole et quelques autres fourmis néotropiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 63: 45-69 (page 60, raised to species)
- Santschi, F. 1923d. Pheidole et quelques autres fourmis néotropiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 63: 45-69 (page 60, soldier described)
- Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, [ix] + 794 pp.: 794pp (page 384, fig. major, minor described)
Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. Text and images from this publication used by permission of the author.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Cuezzo, F. 1998. Formicidae. Chapter 42 in Morrone J.J., and S. Coscaron (dirs) Biodiversidad de artropodos argentinos: una perspectiva biotaxonomica Ediciones Sur, La Plata. Pages 452-462.
- Drose W., L. R. Podgaiski, C. Fagundes Dias, M. de Souza Mendonca. 2019. Local and regional drivers of ant communities in forest-grassland ecotones in South Brazil: A taxonomic and phylogenetic approach. Plos ONE 14(4): e0215310.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).