Syntype of Pheidole tachigaliae

Date Collected:

1920-07-01/1920-08-31

South America: Guyana: Cuyuni-Mazaruni | Kalacoon

Current Identification
Pheidole tachigaliae Wheeler, W.M., 1921
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Formicoidea Formicidae Myrmicinae
Determiner: Edward Osborne Wilsonlinked data icon in 2003
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Remarks: Paralectotype. Lectotype designated by Wilson (2003).
Previous Identification
Pheidole tachigaliae Wheeler, W.M., 1921
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Formicoidea Formicidae Myrmicinae
Determiner: William Morton Wheelerlinked data icon on 1921-12-31
Nature of ID: type ID

Media type: text; Wheeler 1921 Description: The Tachigalia ants;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Wheeler 1921 Description: The Tachigalia ants

  • type number: 20778

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (pointed) good, tentative unknown 3 History

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  • Labels: Kalacoon B.G. Jul.Aug 1920; W.M. Wheeler Collection; Pheidole tachigaliae Wheeler Paralectotype

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  • Continent:
  • South America
  • Country:
  • Guyana
  • State/Province:
  • Cuyuni-Mazaruni
  • Specific Locality:
  • Kalacoon
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Kalacoon B.G.
  • Georeference:
  • 6.38859300°, -58.656322° (Error radius: 3800m) By: Patrick McCormack on 2021-04-27 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1920-07-01 / 1920-08-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • VII-VIII, 1920;
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

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  • [Masked]