Pheidole uranus

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Pheidole uranus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Pheidole
Species group: bessonii
Species: P. uranus
Binomial name
Pheidole uranus
Salata & Fisher, 2020

This species was collected between 1125–1315 m elevation, in rainforest. Nests were located in rotten logs and root mats.

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Malagasy Region: Madagascar (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

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

  • uranus. Pheidole uranus Salata & Fisher, 2020: 54, figs. 24A–F, 27P, 28P (w.) MADAGASCAR.

Description

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