| 5486631 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
The posterolateral portion of cephalic dorsum smooth and shining. Used in Antkey to separate the majors of Pheidole flavens and Pheidole moerens from those of Pheidole fervens and Pheidole teneriffana. |
| 5486637 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Sculpture between eyes and mandibles longitudinal rugae intersected by transverse rugae. |
| 5486636 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Propodeal spine. |
| 5486635 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Postpetiole not distinctly swollen relative to petiole. |
| 5486629 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Posterior margin of head weakly convex. |
| 5486624 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Antennal scrobe present. Used to distinguish the major worker of Pheidole fervens, Pheidole flavens, Pheidole moerens and Pheidole teneriffana from that of Pheidole obscurithorax. The last species lacks any depression capable of receiving any portion of the antennae. |
| 5486717 |
southern fire ant |
Solenopsis xyloni |
Scale bar 0.5mm long. |
| 5486714 |
southern fire ant |
Solenopsis xyloni |
|
| 5486715 |
southern fire ant |
Solenopsis xyloni |
Scale bar 1mm long. |
| 5486716 |
southern fire ant |
Solenopsis xyloni |
|
| 5486713 |
southern fire ant |
Solenopsis xyloni |
The subpetiolar process is well developed as a flange or lobe. The process is located at the far anterior end of the petiole and maybe be difficult to see on most specimens. Used in Antkey to separate Solenopsis xyloni from Solenopsis geminata. |
| 5486712 |
southern fire ant |
Solenopsis xyloni |
The anterior margin of the clypeus has a single median tooth on the midline and a pair of lateral teeth that straddle the midline. Used in Antkey to separate from Solenopsis geminata and Solenopsis xyloni from Solenopsis invicta and Solenopsis richteri. This is arguably the most useful character for separating these species, but it can be difficult to see on some specimens. |
| 5486711 |
southern fire ant |
Solenopsis xyloni |
Subpetiolar process well developed as a flange or lobe. |
| 5486648 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Waist with two segments. |
| 5486649 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Antennal club 3-segmented. |
| 5486647 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Antennal scrobe present. |
| 5486646 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Antennal scrobe present. |
| 5486645 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
The postpetiole of the major and minor worker is not distinctly larger in volume than the petiole. Used in Antkey to separate Pheidole fervens, Pheidole obscurithorax and Pheidole teneriffana from Pheidole megacephala. |
| 5486644 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Promesonotum composed of two distinct convexities. |
| 5486643 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Lateral portions of petiole and postpetiole weakly sculptured to lacking sculpture. |
| 5486642 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Head subquadrate. |
| 5486641 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Head smooth and shining. |
| 5486639 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Head shape rectangular. |
| 5486640 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Posterolateral portion of cephalic dorsum sculptured. |
| 5486638 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Head ovoid. |
| 5486633 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Antennal scrobe. |
| 5486634 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Posterolateral lobes. |
| 5486632 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
The promesonotal profile is composed of two, not one, distinct convexities. Used in Antkey to separate Pheidole fervens and Pheidole teneriffana from Pheidole flavens and Pheidole moerens. |
| 5486630 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
The posterolateral lobes distinctly rugose and the lack of a punctate ground sculpture gives the head a shiny appearance. Used in Antkey to separate the major workers of Pheidole fervens, Pheidole flavens, Pheidole moerens, Pheidole obscurior and Pheidole teneriffana from those of all other Pheidole species. |
| 5486628 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
The posterior margin of the head weakly convex. Used in Antkey to separate the minor worker of Pheidole fervens from Pheidole obscurithorax (strongly convex) and Pheidole teneriffana (flat). |
| 5486627 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
The lateral portions of petiole and postpetiole are weakly sculptured to lacking sculpture, giving them a shiny appearance. Used in Antkey to separate the minor worker of Pheidole fervens from that of Pheidole obscurithorax. |
| 5486626 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
The head length is weakly longer than head width. Used in Antkey to separate majors of Pheidole fervens from those of Pheidole teneriffana. |
| 5486625 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Posterolateral lobes with longitudinal carinae only occasionally being intersected by much shorter transverse carinae to form a patches of rugoreticulation. This character, combined with the presence of antennal scrobes, is used to separate the major worker of Pheidole fervens and Pheidole teneriffana from that of Pheidole obscurithorax (which has a much denser network of rugoreticulum). |
| 5486623 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Waist with two segments. |
| 5486621 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Antennal scrobe absent. |
| 5486622 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Slope of mesosoma steep. |
| 5486620 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Head width. |
| 5486619 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Antennal scapes distinctly longer than head width. |
| 5486618 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Moderate amount of reticulated rugae above eye level. |
| 5482846 |
Florida harvester ant |
Pogonomyrmex badius |
|
| 5482847 |
Florida harvester ant |
Pogonomyrmex badius |
|
| 5475803 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Live workers on stone. |
| 5475802 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Live major worker on stone. |
| 5475801 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Live ants on stone. |
| 5475800 |
bigheaded ant |
Pheidole fervens |
Live workers on stone. |
| 5461814 |
glabrous cabinet beetle |
Trogoderma glabrum |
head |
| 2109025 |
harvester ants |
Pogonomyrmex spp. |
sometimes confused with Texas leaf-cutting ants |
| 5435299 |
southern fire ant |
Solenopsis xyloni |
face |
| 5083004 |
western harvester ant |
Pogonomyrmex occidentalis |
mating balls following swarm flight. Mating observed July 8, 2006 near an isolated cottonwood stand in Crowley County, Colorado |
