Pheidole vistana

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| genus = Pheidole

| species = vistana

| authority = Forel, 1914

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Pheidole vistana is a species of big-headed ant native to Nevada, Arizona, California, Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Sonora.{{Cite web| title=Pheidole vistana Report| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=581308| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System| accessdate=2018-04-23}}{{Cite web| title=Pheidole vistana species details| url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/4a5b1d9df3192ca090a1dc5570c64f30| website=Catalogue of Life| accessdate=2018-04-23}}{{Cite web| title=Pheidole vistana| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1321678| website=GBIF| accessdate=2018-04-23}}{{Cite web| title=Pheidole vistana Species Information| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/272287| website=BugGuide.net| accessdate=2018-04-23}}{{Cite web| accessdate = 2025-04-19| title = Species: Pheidole vistana| url = https://www.antweb.org/description.do?genus=pheidole&species=vistana&rank=species| publisher = California Academy of Sciences}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Shattuck |first1=Steven O. |title=Pheidole vistana |url=https://antwiki.org/wiki/Pheidole_vistana |website=AntWiki |publisher=antwiki.org |access-date=19 April 2025 |ref=antwiki1}}

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