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| + | {{Associate|Relationship = host|Associate Type = eucharitid wasp|Associate Type Link = Parasites and Parasitoids|Associate Taxon = ''Timioderus acuminatus''|Associate Taxon Link = |Associate Relationship = parasite|Associate Relationship Link =Parasites and Parasitoids|Locality = |Source = Universal Chalcidoidea Database|Notes =primary host|Inline = }} | ||
==Castes== | ==Castes== | ||
Revision as of 03:56, 11 January 2020
| Pheidole capensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. capensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862
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| Subspecies | |
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Contents
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Mozambique, South Africa (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
Association with Other Organisms
This species is a host for the eucharitid wasp Timioderus acuminatus (a parasite) (Universal Chalcidoidea Database) (primary host).
Castes
- The following images are provided by AntWeb
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- capensis. Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862: 746 (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Forel, 1913a: 130 (q.). Subspecies of megacephala: Emery, 1895h: 34. Revived status as species: Forel, 1913a: 130; Arnold, 1920a: 441. Current subspecies: nominal plus dregei, modestior, reddenburgensis.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1920a. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part IV. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 403-578 (page 441, revived status as species)
- Emery, C. 1895i. Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3e mémoire. Formicides. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 64: 15-56 (page 34, subspecies of megacephala)
- Forel, A. 1913a. Fourmis de Rhodesia, etc. récoltées par M. G. Arnold, le Dr. H. Brauns et K. Fikendey. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 57: 108-147 (page 130, queen described)
- Forel, A. 1913a. Fourmis de Rhodesia, etc. récoltées par M. G. Arnold, le Dr. H. Brauns et K. Fikendey. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 57: 108-147 (page 130, revived status as species)
- Mayr, G. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 12: 649-776 (page 746, soldier, worker described)
