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Pheidole flavigaster
| Pheidole flavigaster | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. flavigaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole flavigaster Zhong, 2021 | |
Dependent on humid environment, most likely forever living underground, often a single queen or small colony as is found in the colony of Pheidole nodus.
Identification
This new species is similar to Pheidole schoedli from Indonesia, but can be obviously distinguished from the latter by the following characters: propodeal spine not upward, hypostoma inner and median tooth not distinct.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 26° to 26°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: Zhong, 2021
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China (type locality).
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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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- flavigaster. Pheidole flavigaster Zhong, 2021: 3, figs. 1-7 (w.) CHINA.
Type Material
- Holotype. 1 major worker, China, Fujian, Sanming, Ruiyun Mountain, 26°22′5″N, 117°39′14″E; elev. 600 m, 04-V-2021, Ying ZHONG leg., KIZ0130281 (Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology, Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan, China).
- Paratypes. 1 major worker, 2 minor workers and 1 queen, the same data as holotype, KIZ0130282, KIZ0130283, KIZ0130284, KIZ0130285 (Kunming Natural History Museum of Zoology, Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan, China).