Pheidole fortis

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Eguchi, Katsuyuki (2006): Six new species of Pheidole Westwood from North Vietnam (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 113 (1): 115-131, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16316

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Arthropoda: class
Insecta: order
Hymenoptera: family
Formicidae: genus
Pheidole: species
Pheidole fortis

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HOLOTYPE. - Major from colony Eg 02 - VN- 264. Type locality: Cat Cat (a trail to Mt. Phansipan, ca. 1300 - 1400 m alt.), Sa Pa, Lao Cai, Vietnam [K. Eguchi leg., 3 / v / 2002]. Depository: IEBR. PARATYPES. - 1 major and 19 minors from the same colony to which the holotype belongs. Depository: IEBR, MHNG, MCZC, BMNH, NHMW, FSKU, ACEG.

materials_examined

NON-TYPE MATERIAL EXAMINED. - Vietnam: Vinh Phuc: Tam Dao N. P., ca. 950 m alt. [SKY, 2001]. Thailand: Chiang Mai: Doi Pui, ca. 1200 m alt., Doi Suthep-Pui N. P. [Eg 01 - TH- 113]. Eguchi’s informal species code “ Pheidole sp. eg- 160 ” has been applied to these specimens. DIAGNOSIS. - Head densely covered with short decumbent to subdecumbent hairs entirely (major); frons with longitudinal rugulae which run toward posterolateral corner of vertexal lobes (major); promesonotal dome lacking a conspicuous prominence on its posterior declivity (minor); postpetiole massive (major and minor).

materials_examined

Other material examined: N. Vietnam: Vinh Phuc: Tam Dao N. P., 21 ° 27 ' N, 105 ° 38 ' E, 950 m alt. [Sk. Yamane]. Thailand: Chiang Mai: Doi Pui, ca. 1200 m alt., Doi Suthep-Pui N. P. [Eg 01 - TH- 113]. Eguchi's informal species code " Pheidole sp. eg- 160 " has been applied to these specimens.

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Name

Homonyms: Pheidole fortis