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Pheidole alayoi
| Pheidole alayoi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. alayoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole alayoi Wilson, 2003 | |
Nothing is known about the biology of alayoi.
Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Only known from the type locality.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 20.009444° to 20.009444°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Cuba (type locality), Greater Antilles.
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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Castes
Only known from the minor.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- alayoi. Pheidole alayoi Wilson, 2003: 647, figs. (w.) CUBA.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
DIAGNOSIS Holotype minor (major unknown): a medium-sized, yellow member of the tristis group, marked by its very long propodeal spines, subangulate humerus, bell-shaped postpetiole, long and dense pilosity, and completely foveolate and opaque dorsal surfaces of the head and mesosoma. Similar to the minor workers of Pheidole cubaensis, Pheidole macromischoides and Pheidole naylae of Cuba and Pheidole androsana of the Bahamas, differing in details of body form, sculpturing, and pilosity, as shown, and by color.
MEASUREMENTS (mm) Holotype minor: HW 0.66, HL 0.78, SL 0.82, EL 0.12, PW 0.44.
COLOR Minor (major unknown): concolorous medium yellow.
Figure. Holotype, minor (major unknown). Scale bars = 1 mm.
Type Material
Wilson (2003) - CUBA: La Gran Piedra, col. D. P. Alayo. Museum of Comparative Zoology, courtesy of J. Fontenla.
Etymology
Named in honor of the collector, the Cuban entomologist D. P. Alayo.
References
- Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. (page 647, fig. minor described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Fontenla J. L., and J. Alfonso-Simonetti. 2018. Classification of Cuban ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) into functional groups. Poeyana Revista Cubana de Zoologia 506: 21-30.
- Wilson E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. 794 pp.
- Wilson, E.O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A Dominant, Hyperdiverse Genus. Harvard University Press