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Species: Pheidole diversipilosa

Name Status: Valid Name

Taxonomic Hierarchy:

Subfamily: Myrmicinae Genus: Pheidole

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)

Pheidole crassicornis var. diversipilosa Wheeler, 1908h PDF: 467 (s.w.q.) U.S.A. AntCat AntWiki

Taxonomic history

Junior synonym of Pheidole crassicornis: Creighton, 1950a PDF: 175; Gregg, 1959 PDF: 20.

Revived from synonymy and raised to species: Naves, 1985 PDF: 61.

Distribution:

collected from the Chiricahua Mtns, Cochise Co.

Taxon Page Author History

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Wilson, E. O.:
Pheidole crassicornis var. diversipilosa Wheeler 1908h: 467. Raised to species level by Naves 1985: 61. Types Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard.
Etymology L diversipilosa , different (variable) hair, alluding to the major.
diagnosis Very close to crassicornis from which it differs in the major by abundant pilosity on the mesosoma and gaster, and tetra , from which it differs in the major by the much shorter pilosity on the first gastral tergite and by sparseness or absence of pilosity on the waist and occiput.
Also resembles pilosior and porcula in various traits as depicted.
Measurements (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.26, HL 1.34, SL 0.66, EL 0.20, PW 0.66. Paralectotype minor: HW 0.66, HL 0.74, SL 0.76, EL 0.16, PW 0.46. color Major and minor: body medium reddish brown, appendages light reddish brown. Range Southwestern Texas to the mountains of southern and central Arizona.
Biology According to Stefan Cover (personal communication), diversipilosa is common at mid-elevations (1050-1900 m), favoring oak-pine-juniper forests, especially those in creek valleys, where it nests under rocks and in open soil. Colonies have single queens and large populations, which can exceed 1000 workers. Seed caches have been found in some nests.
Figure Upper: lectotype, major. Lower: paralectotype, minor. TEXAS: Ft. Davis, southwestern Texas (W. M. Wheeler). Scale bars = 1 mm.

Specimen Data Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in oak-pine-juniper woodland, 1 times found in oak/juniper woods, 1 times found in pine oak juniper woodland, Sycamore, Grey+ Emory oaks, Juniper, Cottonwood. times found in Creek valley forest, 2 times found in disturbed sandhill habitat, 1 times found in oak pine woodland, 1 times found in oak/pine woodland, 1 times found in oak juniper woodland, 1 times found in oak, pine, juniper woodland

Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 4 times search, 1 times winkler

Elevations: collected from 1550 - 1900 meters, 1726 meters average