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  • Entomology 300248 MCZ Entomology
  • Pheidole aripoensis
  • whole animal (pinned)
  •    Paratype of Pheidole aripoensis
  • Arima Valley, Aripo Ridge
  • North America: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago: Lesser Antilles: Trinidad
  • 5-18-88
Identifications
Pheidole aripoensis Wilson, 2003
Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Apocrita Vespoidea Formicidae Myrmicinae Pheidolini Pheidole aripoensis
Identified by Edward Osborne Wilson on 2003-12-31
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Determinations made by E.O. Wilson
Citations
Wilson 2003, Paratype of Pheidole aripoensis

Locality and Collecting Event Details
Continent/Ocean: North America
Country: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Island Group: Lesser Antilles
Island: Trinidad
Specific Locality: Arima Valley, Aripo Ridge
Verbatim Locality: Trinidad: Arima Valley. Aripo Ridge elev 1800-2100. Montane forest. in white rotten log.;
General Habitat: montane forest
Collecting Source: wild caught
Elevation: 1800 to 2100 m
Collecting Date: 5-18-88
Collectors
Stefan P. Cover
Mark W. Moffett
Identifiers
collector number: SPC T-21
type number: 34149
Part Details
Part Name Condition Disposition # Remarks
whole animal (pinned) good, tentative in collection 2
Remarks: Labels: Trinidad: Arima Valley 5-18-88 Cover-Moffett T117. Aripo Ridge elev 1800-2100. Montane forest. in white rotten log.; Pheidole aripoensis Wilson Paratype.
Microhabitat: in white rotten log
Media
 
MCZ Entomology Ants -, pg.51

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MCZ Entomology Ants -, pg.51

 
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