Pheidole speculifera cubangensis

Pheidole speculifera cubangensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Attini
Genus:	Pheidole
Species:	P. speculifera
Subspecies:	P. speculifera cubangensis
Trinomial name
Pheidole speculifera cubangensis Forel, 1901

Identification

A member of the speculifera species group.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -12.38333° to -12.38333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Angola (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.

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.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• cubangensis. Pheidole crassinoda var. cubangensis Forel, 1901d: 306 (s.) ANGOLA. [Also described as new, misspelled as kubangensis, by Forel, 1903e: 561.] Currently subspecies of speculifera: Forel, 1916: 413.

References

• Forel, A. 1901g. Einige neue Ameisen aus Südbrasilien, Java, Natal und Mossamedes. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 10: 297-311 (page 306, soldier described)
• Forel, A. 1916. Fourmis du Congo et d'autres provenances récoltées par MM. Hermann Kohl, Luja, Mayné, etc. Rev. Suisse Zool. 24: 397-460 (page 413, variety of speculifera)