Species: Pheidole creightoni

Current Valid Name:

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2023)

Pheidole creightoni Gregg, 1955a PDF: 19, pl. 2, figs. a-c; pl. 3, figs. a-c (s.w.q.m.) U.S.A. (Oregon). Nearctic. Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype major worker. Type locality: U.S.A.: Oregon, 3 mi. E Applegate, 1500 ft, (ca 20 mi. W Medford, N slope Siskiyou Mts), 24.vii.1952, 12.viii.1952, 16.viii.1952, 18.ix.1952, 22.ix.1952 (W.S. & Mrs Creighton). Primary type depository: FMNH. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 219 paratype major workers, 379 paratype minor workers, 4 paratype queens, 40 paratype males (from 9 separate colonies). Type locality: U.S.A.: Oregon, 3 mi. E Applegate, 1500 ft, (ca 20 mi. W Medford, N slope Siskiyou Mts), 24.vii.1952, 12.viii.1952, 16.viii.1952, 18.ix.1952, 22.ix.1952 (W.S. & Mrs Creighton). Secondary type depositories: AMNH, FMNH, LACM, MCZC, USNM. Type notes: Collection date of holotype is not specified. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Status as species: Smith, 1958c PDF: 121; Gregg, 1959 PDF: 12 (in key); Smith, 1967a PDF: 354; Smith, 1979: 1369; Wheeler & Wheeler, 1986g PDF: 43; Bolton, 1995b: 320; Wilson, 2003a: 573 (redescription); Ward, 2005 PDF: 66.

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Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Americas: United States
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Nearctic

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Scientific Name	Status	Publication	Pages	ModsID	GoogleMaps
Pheidole creightoni		Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press: 573, (download)	573	20017
Pheidole creightoni		Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 936, pp. 1-68: -1, (download)	-1	21008

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 3 times found in roadside, 4 times found in sage brush, 3 times found in meadow, 1 times found in Adenostoma chaparral, 2 times found in chaparral, 2 times found in oak woodland, 1 times found in rural roadside, 1 times found in grassland, oak woodland, 1 times found in grassland, oakwoodland, 1 times found in grassland-oak woodland.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 15 times ex ground nest, 2 times ground nest, 1 times ex. ground nest, 1 times in soil.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 1 times direct collection.

Elevations: collected from 117 - 1321 meters, 538 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1952-07-24 00:00:00.0 and 2004-05-16 00:00:00.0

Type specimens: Holotype: fmnhins0000062682; Not Provided: casent0283487; Paratype: fmnhins0000062683, fmnhins0000062684, fmnhins0000062685, fmnhins0000062827, fmnhins0000062828, fmnhins0000062829, fmnhins0000062830, fmnhins0000062831, fmnhins0000062832, fmnhins0000062833, fmnhins0000062834, fmnhins0000062835, fmnhins0000062836, fmnhins0000062837, fmnhins0000062838, fmnhins0000062839, fmnhins0000062840, fmnhins0000062841, fmnhins0000062842, fmnhins0000062843, fmnhins0000062844, fmnhins0000062845, fmnhins0000062846, fmnhins0000062847, fmnhins0000062848, fmnhins0000062849, fmnhins0000062850, fmnhins0000077005, fmnhins0000077006, fmnhins0000077007, fmnhins0000077008, fmnhins0000077009, fmnhins0000077011, fmnhins0000083000, fmnhins0000083001, fmnhins0000083002, fmnhins0000083003, fmnhins0000083004, fmnhins0000083005, fmnhins0000083006, fmnhins0000083007; paratype of Pheidole creightoni: casent0901551, casent0901552; Paratype, Paratype: fmnhins0000077010, fmnhins0000077012

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Species: Pheidole creightoni Gregg, 1955

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