Pheidole mapinguari
| Pheidole mapinguari | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species group: | fallax |
| Species: | P. mapinguari |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole mapinguari Casadei-Ferreira, Economo & Feitosa, 2020 | |
This is one of the most common species found in the Parque Estadual de Vila Velha, Ponta Grossa, Paraná. Specimens were mostly collected with pitfall traps in different phytophysiognomies, including open grasslands and shrublands.
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Identification
Pheidole mapinguari is similar to Pheidole longiseta. Majors and minors of Pheidole mapinguari have the pronotal dorsum areolate with few rugulae anteriorly; and Pheidole longiseta has the pronotal dorsum smooth.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Brazil (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.
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- aciculata. Pheidole mapinguari Casadei-Ferreira, Economo & Feitosa, 2020: 10, figs. 6, 11 (w.) BRAZIL.
