Pheidole xerophila pacifica

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Pheidole xerophila pacifica
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole pilifera)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Pheidole
Species: Pheidole xerophila pacifica
Wheeler, W.M., 1915

MCZ-ENT00020737 Pheidole xerophila subsp pacifica hal.jpg

MCZ-ENT00020737 Pheidole xerophila subsp pacifica had.jpg

Type Specimen Label

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pheidole pilifera.

Nomenclature

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

  • pacifica. Pheidole xerophila subsp. pacifica Wheeler, W.M. 1915b: 404 (s.w.q.m.) U.S.A. Subspecies of pilifera: Creighton, 1950a: 187. Junior synonym of pilifera: Wilson, 2003: 589.

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