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Pheidole areniphila
| Pheidole areniphila | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. areniphila |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole areniphila Forel, 1910 | |
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Botswana (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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
Images from AntWeb
  
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila. Worker. Specimen code casent0907806. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
   
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila aurora. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0913268. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
   
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila aurora. Worker. Specimen code casent0913269. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
   
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| Type of Pheidole arenicola. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code focol1313. Photographer Christiana Klingenberg, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ZMHB, Berlin, Germany. |
 
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| Specimen code focol1314. . | |
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila. Worker. Specimen code casent0907806. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila aurora. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0913268. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila aurora. Worker. Specimen code casent0913269. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
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| Type of Pheidole arenicola. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code focol1313. Photographer Christiana Klingenberg, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ZMHB, Berlin, Germany. |
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| Specimen code focol1314. . | |
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila. Worker. Specimen code casent0907806. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila aurora. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0913268. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila aurora. Worker. Specimen code casent0913269. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
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| Type of Pheidole arenicola. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code focol1313. Photographer Christiana Klingenberg, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ZMHB, Berlin, Germany. |
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| Specimen code focol1314. . | |
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila. Worker. Specimen code casent0907806. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila aurora. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0913268. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila aurora. Worker. Specimen code casent0913269. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
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| Type of Pheidole arenicola. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code focol1313. Photographer Christiana Klingenberg, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by ZMHB, Berlin, Germany. |
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| Specimen code focol1314. . | |
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila. Worker. Specimen code casent0907806. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila aurora. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0913268. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila aurora. Worker. Specimen code casent0913269. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila. Worker. Specimen code casent0907806. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila aurora. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0913268. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila aurora. Worker. Specimen code casent0913269. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila. Worker. Specimen code casent0907806. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila aurora. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0913268. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila aurora. Worker. Specimen code casent0913269. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Pheidole areniphila. Worker. Specimen code casent0907806. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- arenicola. Pheidole arenicola Forel, 1910f: 11 (s.w.q.m.) BOTSWANA. [Junior primary homonym of arenicola Emery, above.] Replacement name: areniphila Forel, 1910a: 30 (footnote).
- areniphila. Pheidole areniphila Forel, 1910a: 30 (footnote). Replacement name for arenicola Forel, 1910f: 11. [Junior primary homonym of arenicola Emery, 1894g: 390.] Current subspecies: nominal plus aurora.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1894h. [Untitled.]. Pp. 373-401 in: Ihering, H. von. Die Ameisen von Rio Grande do Sul. Berl. Entomol. Z. 39:321-447. (page 390, junior primary homonym of arenicola)
- Forel, A. 1910a. Glanures myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 54: 6-32 (page 30, replacement name for arenicola)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Arnold G. 1920. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part IV. Myrmicinae. Annals of the South African Museum. 14: 403-578.
- Forel A. 1910. Glanures myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 54: 6-32.
- Forel A. 1910. Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Südafrika ausgeführt in den Jahren 1903-1905 von Dr. Leonhard Schultze. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. D) Formicidae. Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 16: 1-30.
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004