Pheidole vistana

Pheidole vistana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Pheidole
Species:
P. vistana
Binomial name
Pheidole vistana
Forel, 1914

Pheidole vistana is a species of big-headed ant native to Nevada, Arizona, California, Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Sonora.[1][2][3][4][5] Its diet apparently consists of only insects, and many workers will cooperate to efficiently transport prey into the nest. It is a primarily nocturnal species that may rarely forage on overcast days. Large rings of sand often surround its nest entrances.[6]

P. vistana major worker AntWeb specimen
Major and minor workers collaborating to transport prey.

References

  1. ^ "Pheidole vistana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ^ "Pheidole vistana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. ^ "Pheidole vistana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. ^ "Pheidole vistana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. ^ "Species: Pheidole vistana". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  6. ^ Shattuck, Steven O. "Pheidole vistana". AntWiki. antwiki.org. Retrieved 19 April 2025.

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