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Pheidole njassae
| Pheidole njassae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. njassae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole njassae Viehmeyer, 1914 | |
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Identification
A member of the excellens species group.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -3.125556° to -19.00536111°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: United Republic of Tanzania.
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.
- njassae. Pheidole njassae Viehmeyer, 1914b: 35 (s.w.) TANZANIA. Current subspecies: nominal plus legitima.
Description
References
- Viehmeyer, H. 1914b. Neue und unvollständig bekannte Ameisen der alten Welt. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 79 (A.12) (1913): 24-60. (page 35, soldier, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Ross S. R. P. J., F. Hita Garcia, G. Fischer, and M. K. Peters. 2018. Selective logging intensity in an East African rain forest predicts reductions in ant diversity. Biotropica 1-11.
- Vanthomme H., A. Alonso, E. Tobi, C. L. Rolegha, F. Hita Garcia, J. B. Mikissa, and L. E. Alonso. 2017. Associations of ant species to land cover types and human disturbance in south-west Gabon. African Journal of Ecology DOI: 10.1111/aje.12362