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Pheidole gigaflavens
| Pheidole gigaflavens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. gigaflavens |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole gigaflavens Wilson, 2003
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Nothing is known about the biology of gigaflavens.
Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Known from the type locality and Club Las Palmas, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. (Wilson 2003)
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -16.3° to -28.4°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Argentina (type locality), Bolivia, Paraguay.
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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| Worker. Specimen code casent0178027. Photographer April Nobile, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ALWC, Alex L. Wild Collection. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- gigaflavens. Pheidole gigaflavens Wilson, 2003: 696, figs. (s.w.) ARGENTINA.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
DIAGNOSIS An unusual species that mixes traits of the tristis and flavens groups, and is tentatively placed in the former.
Major: postpetiolar node from above very wide, bell-shaped; mesonotal convexity rudimentary; propodeal spine broad, and equilaterally triangular; petiolar node in side view tapered to a point; occiput narrower than anterior clypeal border; pilosity very sparse.
Minor: all of body except frontal triangle, mid-clypeus, and gaster foveolate and opaque; humerus subangulate in dorsaloblique view; propodeal spines reduced to denticles; petiolar node in side view tapered to a blunt point; pilosity very sparse.
MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype major: HW 1.36, HL 1.46, SL 0.64, EL 0.20, PW 0.66. Paratype minor: HW 0.54, HL 0.62, SL 0.58, EL 0.10, PW 0.34.
COLOR Major: body concolorous medium reddish brown, legs light reddish brown.
Minor: body medium yellowish brown (head darker than rest), legs light yellowish brown.
Figure. Upper: holotype, major. Lower: paratype, minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.
Type Material
ARGENTINA: Santiago del Estero, col. James C. Trager. Museum of Comparative Zoology
Etymology
Gr L gigaflavens, giant flavens, alluding to closeness to flavens group and large size.
References
- Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. (page 696, fig. major, minor described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Fernández, F. and S. Sendoya. 2004. Lista de las hormigas neotropicales. Biota Colombiana Volume 5, Number 1.
- Wild, A. L. "A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Zootaxa 1622 (2007): 1-55.