Pheidole bequaerti

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Pheidole bequaerti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Pheidole
Species: P. bequaerti
Binomial name
Pheidole bequaerti
Forel, 1913

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Specimen Labels

Taylor et al. (2018) suggest that this taxon is a junior synonym of Pheidole katonae, apparently based on the minor workers having unique ovoid eyes, set well forward of the midline and angled. This treatment has not been followed by subsequent authors.

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Benin, Democratic Republic of Congo (type locality), Nigeria.

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

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Syntype of Pheidole bequaertiWorker. Specimen code casent0907846. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

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

  • bequaerti. Pheidole bequaerti Forel, 1913b: 330 (s.w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO.

Description

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Diame L., B. Taylor, R. Blatrix, J. F. Vayssieres, J. Y. Rey, I. Grechi, and K. Diarra. 2017. A preliminary checklist of the ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) fauna of Senegal. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 5(15): 1-16.
  • Diame L., R. Blatrix, I. Grechi, J. Y. Rey, C. A. Bassirou Sane, J. F. Vayssieres, H. de Bon, and K. Diarra. 2015. Relations between the design and management of Senegalese orchards and ant diversity and community composition. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 212: 94-105.