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Pheidole ampla
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. ampla |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole ampla Forel, 1893
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| Synonyms | |
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Wheeler (1934): Numerous soldiers and workers taken by myself in the vicinity of (all the following from Rottnest Island) Government House (X. 21, '31), White Hill (X. 23, '31), Longreach Bay (X. 24, '31) and Nancy Cove (X. 25, '31) and by Mr. Glauert near Lake Herschel (III. 27, '32). All were nesting under stones in oven grassy places. The colonies are small or of medium size. Mr. Glauert found that this ant is a true harvester and stores its seeds in the superficial chambers of the nest. All the Rottnest specimens belong to the typical form of ampla, which was described from specimens taken by Walker on the Abrolhos (E. Wallaby Island).
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -26.76666667° to -37.917412°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia (type locality).
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
Worker
Minor
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| Syntype of Pheidole ampla. Worker. Specimen code casent0908010. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
Major
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| Syntype of Pheidole ampla. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0908009. Photographer Z. Lieberman, 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.
- ampla. Pheidole variabilis r. ampla Forel, 1893d: 462 (s.) AUSTRALIA.
- Forel, 1901e: 377 (w.q.).
- Raised to species: Forel, 1901e: 377.
- Current subspecies: nominal plus mackayensis, parviceps, perthensis.
- latigena. Pheidole variabilis subsp. latigena Forel, 1907h: 279 (s.w.) AUSTRALIA.
- Junior synonym of ampla: Heterick, 2021: 19.
Type Material
- Pheidole variabilis ampla: Syntype, worker(s), East Wallaby Island, Western Australia, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.
- Pheidole variabilis latigena: Syntype, worker, Day Dawn, Western Australia, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.
- Pheidole variabilis latigena: Syntype, 1 worker, Albany, Western Australia, Australia, Western Australian Museum.
Description
References
- Ashigar, M.A., Ab Majid, A.H. 2021. Morphological reassessments and DNA barcoding of Pheidole rugaticeps Emery and Pheidole decarinata Santschi collected in Nigeria. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 421, 403–413 (doi:[https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs42690-021-00557-w 10.1007/s42690-021-00557-w
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- Beaumont, K.P., Mackay, D.A., Whalen, M.A. 2013. Multiphase myrmecochory: the roles of different ant species and effects of fire. Oecologia 172, 791–803 (doi:10.1007/s00442-012-2534-2).
- Forel, A. 1893f. Nouvelles fourmis d'Australie et des Canaries. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 37: 454-466 (page 462, soldier described)
- Forel, A. 1901j. Variétés myrmécologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 45: 334-382 (page 377, worker, queen described; raised to species)
- Heterick, B.E. 2021. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part I: Systematics. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 86, 1-245 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2021.001-245).
- Heterick, B.E. 2022. A guide to the ants of Western Australia. Part II: Distribution and biology. Records of the Western Australian Museum, supplement 86: 247-510 (doi:10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2022.247-510).
- Wheeler, W. M. 1934d. Contributions to the fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. No. IX. The ants. J. R. Soc. West. Aust. 20: 137-163.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Forel A. 1901. Variétés myrmécologiques. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 45: 334-382.
- Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.