Species: Pheidole auropilosa

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2023)

Pheidole auropilosa Mayr, 1887 PDF: 596, 606 (diagnosis in key) (s.w.q.m.) BRAZIL (Santa Catarina). Neotropic. Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype major worker (by designation of Wilson, 2003a: 658). Primary type locality: lectotype Brazil: Santa Catarina (Hetschko). Primary type depository: NHMW. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype minor worker. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: NHMW. Type notes: Original type series also includes other syntype workers, queens and males. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Lectotype designation: Wilson, 2003a: 658.

Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 88; Forel, 1895b PDF: 127; Emery, 1906c PDF: 145; Bruch, 1914 PDF: 219; Luederwaldt, 1918 PDF: 43; Emery, 1922c PDF: 102; Santschi, 1929d PDF: 286; Borgmeier, 1927c PDF: 78; Santschi, 1933f PDF: 110; Kusnezov, 1952d PDF: 69 (in key); Kempf, 1972b PDF: 186; Bolton, 1995b: 317; Wilson, 2003a: 658 (redescription); Wild, 2007b PDF: 34.

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Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Neotropical

Distribution Notes:

Paraguay: Alto Paraná, Caaguazú

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Scientific Name	Status	Publication	Pages	ModsID	GoogleMaps
Pheidole auropilosa		Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press: 658, (download)	658	20017
Pheidole auropilosa		Wild, A. L., 2007, A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 1622, pp. 1-55: 34, (download)	34	21367

Specimen Habitat Summary

Type specimens: Lectotype of Pheidole auropilosa: casent0916049; paratype of Pheidole auropilosa: casent0919752; syntype of Pheidole auropilosa: casent0901564, casent0901565; type of Pheidole auropilosa: focol1544

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