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Pheidole megacephala atrox
| Pheidole megacephala atrox | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. megacephala |
| Subspecies: | P. megacephala atrox |
| Trinomial name | |
| Pheidole megacephala atrox Forel, 1913 | |
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Identification
A member of the megacephala species group
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo.
Distribution based on AntMaps
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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- atrox. Pheidole punctulata r. atrox Forel, 1913b: 126 (s.w.q.) ZIMBABWE.
- [Also described as new by Forel, 1913b: 328.]
- Subspecies of punctulata: Santschi, 1914e: 22; Arnold, 1920a: 424; Santschi, 1935a: 256; Bolton, 1995b: 317 (error).
- Subspecies of megacephala: Santschi, 1930b: 67; Santschi, 1937g: 75; Bernard, 1953b: 225.
- Senior synonym of inquilina Forel: Arnold, 1920a: 425 (in text).
- inquilina. Pheidole inquilina Forel, 1914d: 240 (w.) ZIMBABWE.
- [Unresolved junior secondary homonym of Epipheidole inquilina Wheeler, above.]
- Junior synonym of atrox: Arnold, 1920a: 425 (in text).
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1920a. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part IV. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 403-578 (page 425, senior synonym of inquilina)
- Forel, A. 1913b. Formicides du Congo Belge récoltés par MM. Bequaert, Luja, etc. Rev. Zool. Afr. (Bruss.) 2: 306-351 (page 328, soldier, worker, queen described)
- Santschi, F. 1930b. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola, 1928-1929. Formicides de l'Angola. Rev. Suisse Zool. 37: 53-81 (page 67, Variety/stirps of megacephala)
- Santschi, F. 1935a. Fourmis du Musée du Congo Belge. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 27: 254-285 (page 256, Variety/stirps of punctulata)