Pheidole acutidens
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Pheidole acutidens (Santschi)
Bruchomyrma acutidens Santschi 1922e: 249. Combination with Pheidole by Wilson 1984b: 327. Types Naturhist. Mus. Basel.
etymology L acutidens, sharp-pointed tooth apparently referring to the reduced, acute mandible.
diagnosis An extreme workerless social parasite of Pheidole nitidula, with adaptations that make it unique within the genus. Queen: with 9- to 11-segmented antennae and minute, falcate toothless mandibles that taper to needle-sharp points. Male: pupiform, with mandibles vestigial or absent.
measurements (mm) Syntype queen: HW 0.40, HL 0.42, SL 0.72, EL 0.12, PW 0.58.
Color Queen: yellowish brown.
Range Known only from the type locality.
Biology P. acutidens is a permanent workerless parasite of Pheidole nitidula. The discoverer of this remarkable species, Carlos Bruch (1931), has provided extensive notes on its anatomy, ecology, behavior, and life cycle.
Figure Queen. ARGENTINA: La Plata, Buenos Aires (Carlos Bruch). Type locality: Alta Gracia (La Granja). Sierra de Cordoba, Argentina. Scale bar = 1 mm.
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Related works
- Is part of
- Book: http://publication.plazi.org/id/A91F8D984DB0B911B8B6DFE9067AB44B (URL)
- Is source of
- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/D8FC2498AB91FEB3270CF4D9F601285D (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/100119597 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
- Genus
- Pheidole
- Species
- acutidens
- Taxon rank
- species