Date Collected:

2015-07-20

Central America: Dominican Republic: Distrito Nacional Province: Greater Antilles: Hispaniola | Santo Domingo

Current Identification
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Formicoidea Formicidae Myrmicinae
Common Name(s): bigheaded ant
Determiner: Matthew M. PrebusORCID iD icon on 2015-10-26
Nature of ID: expert ID

Lubertazzi 2019, page 149, Voucher of Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) doi: 10.3099/MCZ-43.1 linked data icon
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  • collector number: MMP01983

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (pointed) good in collection 1 History
caste = minor   determined by=Matthew M. PrebusORCID iD icon  

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  • Continent:
  • Central America
  • Country:
  • Dominican Republic
  • State/Province:
  • Distrito Nacional Province
  • Island Group:
  • Greater Antilles
  • Island:
  • Hispaniola
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7005423 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Santo Domingo
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • DO Distrito Nacional:*Santo Domingo*18.45564 -69.93513 ±10m*75m±5m 20Jul2015*Matthew M. Prebus#MMP01983
  • Elevation:
  • 75 m
  • Habitat Description:
  • urban
  • Microhabitat:
  • flower boxes, at bait
  • Georeference:
  • 18.4556439°, -69.935131° (Error radius: 10m) By: Matthew M. Prebus on 2015-07-20 (Source: GPS)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Method:
  • hand collecting
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2015-07-20
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 2015-07-20
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • 1800 hrs. Stray Tapinoma melanocephalum and Pheidole megacephala workers in flower boxes on N and S sides of 6th floor of apartment building in Jardines del Embajador. Baited with Pecan Sandies cookies.
  • Collector:
  • Matthew M. PrebusORCID iD icon

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