Pheidole purpurea
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| Pheidole purpurea | |
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| P. purpurea minor worker photograph by John T. Longino and www.antweb.org | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. purpurea |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole purpurea J. T. Longino, 2009 | |
Pheidole purpurea is a dimorphic species of ant found in Mexico and Central America.[1] The species shows considerable variance in physical characteristics based on location, though some variance exists even within small populations.[2] Some populations display a metallic, purple sheen.
Dimorphic subdvision
Like many species of the Pheidole genus, P. purpurea is dimorphic, with workers visibly differentiated by head size and shape into "minor" and "major" (or soldier) workers. The head of the major worker can be as much as twice as long and more than twice as wide as that of the minor.[2]
| Minor and major workers of P. purpurea | |||||||||
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References
- ↑ "Species: Pheidole purpurea". antweb.org. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Longino, J. T., 2009, Additions to the taxonomy of New World Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa (2181), pp. 1-90: 67-70
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