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Pheidole grundmanni
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. grundmanni |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole grundmanni Smith, M.R., 1953
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The types were collected from beneath a stone at the foot of a narrow leaf cottonwood tree, near the mouth of Ashley Canyon several hundred meters below Merkeley Park. (Wilson 2003)
Identification
See the description in the nomenclature section.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Only known from the type locality.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 40.455516° to 40.044937°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Nearctic Region: United States (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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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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- grundmanni. Pheidole (Ceratopheidole) grundmanni Smith, M.R. 1953e: 144, fig. 1 (w.) U.S.A. See also: Wilson, 2003: 543.
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): DIAGNOSIS A member of the granulata group (4-segrnented antennal club), close to Pheidole clydei and distinguished as follows.
Minor: propodeal spine more than half as long as the basal face of the propodeum anterior to it; petiolar node depressed, and petiole as a whole cylindrical; promesonotal profile in dorsal-oblique view forming a single smooth curve; occipital margin in full-face view broad and flat; carinulae of head reaching eye level; sides of pro no tum smooth and shiny.
MEASUREMENTS (mm) Paratype minor: HW 0.64, HL 0.70, SL 0.80, EL 0.16, PW 0.40.
COLOR Minor: body concolorous yellowish brown; appendages medium yellow; body hairs a contrasting white.
Figure. Paratype, minor. Scale bars = 1 mm.
Type Material
UTAH: Ashley Canyon, near Vernal, Uintah Co., 1800 m; col. A. W. Grundmann. National Museum of Natural History and Museum of Comparative Zoology - as reported in Wilson (2003)
Etymology
Named after the collector, A. W. Grundmann. (Wilson 2003)
References
- Smith, M. R. 1953e. A new Pheidole (subg. Ceratopheidole) from Utah (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 61: 143-146.(page 144, fig. 1 worker described)
- Wilson, E. O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. Text and images from this publication used by permission of the author. (page 543, fig. minor described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Allred D. M. 1982. Ants of Utah. The Great Basin Naturalist 42: 415-511.
- Allred, D.M. 1982. The ants of Utah. Great Basin Naturalist 42:415-511.
- Wilson, E.O. 2003. Pheidole in the New World: A Dominant, Hyperdiverse Genus. Harvard University Press