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Pheidole karolsetosa
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. karolsetosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole karolsetosa Longino, 2009
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Pheidole karolsetosa occurs in mature wet forest leaf litter. It is known only from Winkler samples of leaf litter from 300-500m elevation on the Barva Transect in Braulio Carrillo National Park.
Identification
See the description section.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 10.4° to 9.6658426°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Costa Rica (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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| Paratype Pheidole karolsetosa. Worker. Specimen code casent0609033. Photographer Erin Prado, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by CAS. |
   
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| Paratype Pheidole karolsetosa. Worker. Specimen code casent0609035. Photographer Stephanie Ware, uploaded by Field Museum. | Owned by FMNH. |
    
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| Paratype Pheidole karolsetosa. Worker. Specimen code casent0609024. Photographer John T. Longino, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by INBC. |
Major
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| Paratype Pheidole karolsetosa. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code inbiocri002279842. Photographer Erin Prado, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by CAS. |
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| Holotype Pheidole karolsetosa. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0609023. Photographer John T. Longino, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by INBC. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- karolsetosa. Pheidole karolsetosa Longino, 2009: 44, fig. 11 (s.w.) COSTA RICA.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Minor. Measurements (paratype): HL 0.44, HW 0.42, HLA 0.13, SL 0.35, EL 0.09, ML 0.45, PSL 0.06, PMG 0.00, SPL 0.03, PTW 0.09, PPW 0.11, CI 94, SI 85, PSLI 14, PMGI 0, SPLI 6, PPI 120.
Measurements (n=7): HL 0.39-0.44, HW 0.38-0.43, SL 0.33-0.37, CI 94-99, SI 84-89.
Differing from P. karolmorae only in the diagnostic characters (below).
Major. Measurements (holotype): HL 0.85, HW 0.78, HLA 0.18, SL 0.41, EL 0.11, ML 0.58, PSL 0.08, PMG 0.00, SPL 0.03, PTW 0.13, PPW 0.20, IHT 0.14, OHT 0.28, CI 92, SI 53, PSLI 10, PMGI 0, SPLI 4, PPI 158, HTI 51.
Measurements (n=9): HL 0.77-0.85, HW 0.75-0.80, SL 0.38-0.41, CI 92-98, SI 50-54.
Differing from P. karolmorae only in the diagnostic characters (below).
Very similar to the sympatric Pheidole karolmorae; also can be confused with the sympatric Pheidole specularis. See under P. karolmorae for diagnostic differences from species other than P. karolmorae and P. specularis. Minor worker: side of petiole and postpetiole strongly foveolate versus weakly foveolate (specularis); propodeal spines relatively short, PSLI 14, versus longer, PSLI 15-19 (specularis); postpetiole in dorsal view oval versus more trapezoidal (specularis); dorsal face of hind tibia with three or more long erect setae that are longer than maximum width of tibia and differentiated from underlying shorter subdecumbent pubescence versus with short appressed pubescence only, lacking long erect setae (karolmorae). Major worker: vertex lobes uniformly foveolate versus with reticulate rugulae overlying foveolate sculpture (karolmorae) or less dense and less uniform foveolation (specularis); head relatively rectangular and weakly impressed posteriorly versus more cordate, with more convex sides and more excavate posterior margin (karolmorae); postpetiole in dorsal view relatively trapezoidal versus more transverse, with well-developed conules (specularis); tibial pilosity difference from karolmorae as in minor worker.
Type Material
Holotype major worker. Costa Rica, Heredia: 16km SSW Pto. Viejo, 10.31750°N 84.04889°W, ±500m, 500m, 20 Apr 2007 (Marcos M and Deimer A#AMI-3-W-136-06) Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, unique specimen identifier CASENT0609023.
Paratypes: major and minor workers. Same data as holotype; same locality as holotype but 18 Oct 2005 (Marcos M, Gilberth H, and Felix C#AMI-3-W-053-03), 11 Jul 2006 (Gilbert H and Johanna H#AMI-3-W- 085-05), 16 Oct 2006 (Marcos M and Deimer A#AMI-3-W-099-01 and AMI-3-W-099-08), 6 Feb 2007 (Marcos M and Deimer A#AMI-3-W-120-04); Costa Rica, Heredia: 11km SE La Virgen, 10.33333°N 84.06667°W, ±2000m, 500m, 15 Mar 2003 (ALAS#05/WF/03/39); Costa Rica, Heredia: Cantarrana, 11km ESE La Virgen, 10.34528°N 84.05778°W, ±500m, 300m, 21 Mar 2006 (Marcos M, Gilberth H, Felix C#AMI- 4-W-068-03); Costa Rica, Heredia: La Selva, 8km SW Pto. Viejo, 10.40000°N 84.05000°W, ±2000m, 150m, 17 Jul 1986 (J. Longino#JTL1391-s) The Natural History Museum, California Academy of Sciences, EAPZ, ECOSCE, Field Museum of Natural History, Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad, John T. Longino Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève, Instituto de Zoologia Agricola, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo, MEL, University of California, Davis, ICN, National Museum of Natural History.
Etymology
The name is in reference to the similarity to P. karolmorae, but with long setae on the hind tibia.
References
- Longino, J.T. 2009. Additions to the taxonomy of New World Pheidole. Zootaxa 2181: 1-90. PDF
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Longino J. T. 2009. Additions to the taxonomy of New World Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 2181: 1-90.
- Longino J. T. L., and M. G. Branstetter. 2018. The truncated bell: an enigmatic but pervasive elevational diversity pattern in Middle American ants. Ecography 41: 1-12.
- Longino J. T., and R. K. Colwell. 2011. Density compensation, species composition, and richness of ants on a neotropical elevational gradient. Ecosphere 2(3): 16pp.
- Longino J. et al. ADMAC project. Accessed on March 24th 2017 at https://sites.google.com/site/admacsite/