Pheidole xerophila
Pheidole xerophila is a species of ant and a higher myrmicine in the family Formicidae.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Pheidole xerophila | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. xerophila |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole xerophila Wheeler, 1908 | |
Like many other species in the genus Pheidole, the ants are dimorphic; colonies contain two castes of workers, "minor" and much larger "major" workers. [6]
major and minor workers
References
- "Pheidole xerophila Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- "Pheidole xerophila species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- "Pheidole xerophila". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- "Pheidole xerophila Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- Muscedere, Mario L.; Traniello, James F. A. (February 17, 2012). "Division of Labor in the Hyperdiverse Ant Genus Pheidole Is Associated with Distinct Subcaste- and Age-Related Patterns of Worker Brain Organization". PLOS ONE. PLOS. 7 (2): e31618. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...731618M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031618. PMC 3281964. PMID 22363686.
Further reading
- Bolton, B. (2016). "Catalogue of the Ants of the World" (PDF). unpublished communication. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
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