Pheidole akermani

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Pheidole akermani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Pheidole
Species: P. akermani
Binomial name
Pheidole akermani
Arnold, 1920

Pheidole akermani casent0906524 p 1 high.jpg

Pheidole akermani casent0906524 d 1 high.jpg

Specimen Labels

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -28.2605° to -29.6°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: South Africa (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.
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Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.
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Biology

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Pheidole akermani casent0906525 p 1 high.jpgPheidole akermani casent0906525 l 1 high.jpg
Specimen code casent0906525. .
Pheidole akermani casent0906540 d 1 high.jpgPheidole akermani casent0906540 p 1 high.jpgPheidole akermani casent0906540 h 1 high.jpgPheidole akermani casent0906540 l 1 high.jpg
Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0906540. Photographer Cerise Chen, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by SAMC, Cape Town, South Africa.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • akermani. Pheidole akermani Arnold, 1920a: 471 (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA.

Description

References

  • Arnold, G. 1920a. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part IV. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 403-578 (page 471, soldier, worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Arnold G. 1920. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part IV. Myrmicinae. Annals of the South African Museum. 14: 403-578.
  • Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004