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Pheidole arizonica
| Pheidole arizonica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole obtusospinosa) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | Pheidole arizonica Santschi, 1911 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pheidole obtusospinosa.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- arizonica. Pheidole arizonica Santschi, 1911d: 3, fig. (s.) U.S.A. Subspecies of vasliti: Creighton, 1950a: 192. Junior synonym of subdentata: Creighton, 1958: 211; Gregg, 1959: 31.
References
- Creighton, W. S. 1950a. The ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 104: 1-585 (page 192, subspecies of vasliti)
- Creighton, W. S. 1958 [1957]. A revisionary study of Pheidole vasliti Pergande (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 65: 203-212 (page 211, junior synonym of subdentata)
- Gregg, R. E. 1959 [1958]. Key to the species of Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the United States. J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 66: 7-48 (page 31, junior synonym of subdentata)
- Santschi, F. 1911d [1909]. Formicides récoltés par Mr. le Prof. F. Silvestri aux Etats Unis en 1908. Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 41: 3-7 (page 3, fig. soldier)
- Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, [ix] + 794 pp.: 794pp (page 587, Junior synonym of obtusospinosa)