MCZ Entomology 300277

Pheidole bajaensis Wilson, 2003

Paratype of Pheidole bajaensis

Date Collected:

1990-01-05

North America: Mexico: Baja California Sur | 50 km south southwest of San Ignacio

Current Identification
Pheidole bajaensis Wilson, 2003
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Formicoidea Formicidae Myrmicinae
Determiner: Edward Osborne Wilsonlinked data icon on 2003-12-31
Nature of ID: type ID

  • collector number: 10553
  • type number: 34417

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (pinned) good, tentative in collection 3 History

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  • Labels: MEX B.C.S.: 50km SSW San Ignacio 26 (degrees) 52' N, 113 (degrees) 08' W 5m 5.i.1990 P.S. Ward #10553; ground nest sandy desert; Pheidole bajaensis Wilson Paratype;

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • Mexico
  • State/Province:
  • Baja California Sur
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1001836 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • 50 km south southwest of San Ignacio
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • MEX B.C.S.: 50km SSW San Ignacio 5m 5.i.1990 P.s. Ward #10553; ground nest sandy desert
  • Verbatim Coordinates:
  • 26°52' N, 113°08' W
  • Elevation:
  • 5 m
  • Habitat Description:
  • sandy desert, ground nest
  • Microhabitat:
  • ground nest
  • Locality Remarks:
  • The lat-long puts it in the San Ignacio Lagoon, so I put a 1 km radius around it. - TJS, 10/22/2020
  • Georeference:
  • 26.8750000°, -113.14166° (Error radius: 1km) By: William P. Mackay on 2015-07-16 (Source: collection label)
  • Datum:
  • unknown
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (26° 52′ 30″ N  113° 8′ 30″ W)
  • Verbatim Coordinates:
  • 26°52' N, 113°08' W
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1990-01-05
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 5.i.1990
  • Collecting Event/Field Number:
  • 10553 (P. S. Ward of Philip S. Ward)
  • Collector:
  • Philip S. Ward

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