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Pheidole njassae legitima
| Pheidole njassae legitima | |
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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 |
| Subspecies: | P. njassae legitima |
| Trinomial name | |
| Pheidole njassae legitima Santschi, 1916 | |
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Identification
Distribution
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.
- sculptior. Pheidole njassae var. sculptior Viehmeyer, 1914b: 36 (s.w.) TANZANIA. [Junior primary homonym of sculptior Forel, above.] Replacement name: legitima Santschi, 1916d: 242.
- legitima. Pheidole njassae var. legitima Santschi, 1916d: 242. Replacement name for sculptior Viehmeyer, 1914b: 36. [Junior primary homonym of sculptior Forel, 1893g: 414.]
Description
References
- Forel, A. 1893j. Formicides de l'Antille St. Vincent, récoltées par Mons. H. H. Smith. Trans. Entomol. Soc. Lond. 1893: 333-418 (page 414, primary homonym)
- Santschi, F. 1916d. Rectifications à la nomenclature de quelques Formicides (Hym.). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1916: 242-243 (page 242, replacement name for sculptior)
- Viehmeyer, H. 1914b. Neue und unvollständig bekannte Ameisen der alten Welt. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 79 (A.12) (1913): 24-60. (page 36, junior primary homonym of sculptior)