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Pheidole potosiana
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Description
Pheidole potosiana
Pheidole potosiana Wilson, 2003: 339, figs. Holotype major worker and associated paratype minor worker: Mexico, San Luis Potosi, 2mi NE Xilitla, 1400', 24 Dec 1972, deciduous tropical forest (R. J. Hamton, A. B. Hamton, B. S. Ikeda) [MCZ] (examined).
Geographic Range
Southern Mexico to Costa Rica.
Biology
This species occurs in wet to dry forest habitats. It is known almost exclusively from baits on the forest floor, although occasional workers occur in Winkler and Berlese samples.
Comments
See under P. acamata.
Notes
Published as part of Longino, J. T., 2009, Additions to the taxonomy of New World Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., pp. 1-90 in Zootaxa 2181 on page 66
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Related works
- Is part of
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/7FC56964C9056E7DBD20595E152A29E1 (URL)
- Is source of
- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/331960461519DC5A3339C8C6C1D25885 (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/100121405 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Pheidole
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Species
- potosiana
- Taxon rank
- species
References
- Wilson, E. O. (2003) Pheidole in the New World: A Dominant, Hyperdiverse Ant Genus. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 794 pp.