Pheidole viserion
Translingual
editEtymology
editThe specific epithet is in reference to a dragon named Viserion in the TV series Game of Thrones.[1][2]
Proper noun
editPheidole viserion f
- A taxonomic species within the family Formicidae.
References
edit- ^ PLoS One; "Inordinate Spinescence: Taxonomic Revision and Microtomography of the Pheidole cervicornis Species Group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)"; Eli M. Sarnat, Georg Fischer, Evan P. Economo; 27 July 2016; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0156709
- ^ Christian Science Monitor, "Why do these ants look like the dragons from 'Game of Thrones'?", Eva Botkin-Kowacki, 27 July 2016