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Pheidole variabilis croceithorax
| Pheidole variabilis croceithorax | |
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| Pheidole variabilis croceithorax | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. variabilis |
| Subspecies: | P. variabilis croceithorax |
| Trinomial name | |
| Pheidole variabilis croceithorax Emery, 1914
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -20.992° to -20.992°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: New Caledonia (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. |
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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
- Syntype major worker from New Caledonia.
Head view.
Side view.
Top view.
Specimen labels.
- Syntype minor worker from New Caledonia.
Head view.
Side view.
Top view.
Specimen labels.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- croceithorax. Pheidole mediofusca var. croceithorax Emery, 1914f: 402 (s.) NEW CALEDONIA. Currently subspecies of variabilis: Bolton, 1995b: 320.
Description
References
Emery, C. 1914f. Les fourmis de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des îles Loyalty. Nova Caled. A Zool. 1: 393-437 (page 402, soldier described)