Pheidole vistana

Pheidole vistana
Scientific 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] The species is named after its type locality of Vista, California in San Diego County. ^[5]

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.

Further reading

• Bolton, B. (2016). "Catalogue of the Ants of the World" (PDF). unpublished communication. Retrieved 2019-07-02.