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Pheidole cameroni
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. cameroni |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole cameroni Mayr, 1887
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Nothing is known about the biology of cameroni.
Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Only known from the type locality.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -0.2145° to -1.6348°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Ecuador (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
Worker
Minor
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Worker. Specimen code casent0281744. Photographer Shannon Hartman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
   
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| Worker. Specimen code casent0901572. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
Major
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| Holotype of Pheidole monticola. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0901571. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- cameroni. Pheidole cameroni Mayr, 1887: 595 (s.), 605 (w.q.) ECUADOR. Senior synonym of monticola: Cameron, 1892: 67; Dalla Torre, 1893: 89. See also: Wilson, 2003: 176.
- monticola. Pheidole monticola Cameron, 1891: 93, fig. (s.w.q.) ECUADOR. Junior synonym of cameroni: Cameron, 1892: 67.
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): A small, light brown member of the diligens group distinguished in both major and minor by low mesonotal convexity, shallow metanotal depression in side view, and hence a more cylindrical form of the mesosoma in side view than is usual for Pheidole; a small convexity atop the metanotal depression in side view; and large, robust propodeal spines. Especially similar to Pheidole alpestris, but with much less dense and more subrecumbent pilosity in both major and minor, carinulae present mesad to the eye of the major, pronotal convexity absent in side view in major, and other traits as illustrated.
MEASUREMENTS (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.14, HL 1.14, SL 0.82, EL 0.20, PW 0.60. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.60, HL 0.66, SL 0.64, EL 0.12, PW 0.34.
COLOR Major: concolorous light to medium brown.
Minor: body and mandibles concolorous light brown; other appendages brownish yellow.
Figure. Upper: lectotype, major. Lower: paralectotype minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.
Type Material
ECUADOR: Riobamba (“De Penipe a Riobamba”). Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna - as reported in Wilson (2003)
Etymology
Named after the collector, P. Cameron. (Wilson 2003)
References
- Cameron, P. 1892. Synonymical notes on Cynipidae and Formicidae. Entomol. Mon. Mag. 28: 67 (page 67, senior synonym of monticola)
- Dalla Torre, K. W. von. 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 289 pp. (page 89, senior synonym of monticola)
- Mayr, G. 1887. Südamerikanische Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 37: 511-632 (page 595, 605, soldier described, worker, queen described)
- Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. (page 176, fig. major, minor described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Cameron P. 1891. Appendix. Hym. Formicidae. Pp. 89-95 in: Whymper, E. Travels amongst the Great Andes. London: J. Murray, xxii + 147 pp.