Pheidole transversostriata, Mayr, 1887
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4599.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3513827 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5B56E872-FFBD-4A76-FF32-8870FC71EA78 |
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Pheidole transversostriata |
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Pheidole transversostriata View in CoL
Pheidole transversostriata Mayr, 1887: 584 View in CoL . Lectotype major worker: Guyana [NHMW, unique specimen identifier CASENT0601287] (examined). See also: Wilson, 2003: 645 View Cited Treatment .
Pheidole lacerta Wheeler, 1922: 6 View in CoL . Syntype major, minor worker: Trinidad, Port of Spain (not examined). Synonymy by Wilson, 2003: 645.
Pheidole transversostriata var. nigridens Forel 1901: 362 View in CoL . Syntype major, minor worker: Colombia, Magdalena: Sta. Marta (Forel) [MHNG, unique specimen identifiers CASENT0908300 (major), CASENT0908301 (minor)] (AntWeb images examined). Synonymy by Wilson, 2003: 645.
Pheidole scalaris Wilson, 2003: 643 View Cited Treatment , figs. Holotype major worker and associated paratype minor worker: Costa Rica, Heredia: La Selva Biological Station (S. Cover) [MCZC] (examined). New Synonym.
Comments. Wilson (2003) surmised that P. scalaris could be a synonym of P. transversostriata . The two were separated by minor differences in sculpture on the minor worker and head shape of the major worker. So far there is no evidence of sympatry of separate forms. The distinctive major workers identify a widespread clade, and at this stage there is little value in using separate names for local variants.
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Pheidole transversostriata
Longino, John T. 2019 |
Pheidole lacerta
Wilson, E. O. 2003: 645 |
Wheeler, W. M. 1922: 6 |
Pheidole transversostriata var. nigridens
Wilson, E. O. 2003: 645 |
Forel, A. 1901: 362 |