Species: Pheidole potosiana

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2021)

Pheidole potosiana Wilson, 2003a: 339, figs. (s.w.) MEXICO. Neotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Americas: Costa Rica, Mexico
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Neotropical

Distribution Notes:

Mexico, Costa Rica.

Comments:

See Comments under P. acamata.

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Scientific Name	Status	Publication	Pages	ModsID	GoogleMaps
Pheidole potosiana	new species	Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press: 339, (download)	339	20017
Pheidole potosiana		Longino, J. T., 2009, Additions to the taxonomy of New World Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 2181, pp. 1-90: 66, (download)	66	22820

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 7 times found in 2º wet forest, 1 times found in tropical rainforest, 1 times found in 2º mesophil forest, 1 times found in Moist forest patch surrounded by dry forest (Bosque Humedo), 1 times found in wet forest.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 7 times at bait, 3 times ex sifted leaf litter, 1 times beating vegetation.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 6 times Baiting, 2 times miniWinkler, 1 times Beating, 1 times Winkler.

Elevations: collected from 30 - 1415 meters, 324 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1972-12-24 and 2008-06-16

Type specimens: holotype Pheidole potosiana: jtlc000016497

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Species: Pheidole potosiana Wilson, 2003

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