Pheidole bos
Pheidole bos | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Attini |
Genus: | Pheidole |
Species: | P. bos |
Binomial name | |
Pheidole bos Forel, 1893 | |
Subspecies | |
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The native Pheidole species most commonly seen in the south-west corner of WA (Heterick 2009).
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -22.5045° to -34.5241°.
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. |
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. |
Biology
Castes
Worker
Minor
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Syntype of Pheidole bos. Worker. Specimen code casent0908030. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
Major
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Syntype of Pheidole bos. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0908029. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- bos. Pheidole bos Forel, 1893d: 463 (s.) AUSTRALIA.
- Forel, 1902h: 432 (w.q.).
- Current subspecies: baucis, eubos.
- perthensis. Pheidole ampla r. perthensis Crawley, 1922c: 24 (s.w.q.) AUSTRALIA.
- Junior synonym of bos: Heterick, 2021: 19.
- pyriformis. Pheidole pyriformis Clark, 1938: 371, figs. 10, 11 (s.w.) AUSTRALIA.
- Junior synonym of bos: Heterick, 2021: 19.
Type Material
- Pheidole pyriformis: Syntype, 2 workers, Reevesby Island, South Australia, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.
- Pheidole pyriformis: Syntype, worker(s), Reevesby Island, Winceby Island and English Island, South Australia, Australia.
- Pheidole bos: Syntype, worker(s), Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève.
- Pheidole ampla perthensis: Syntype, 1 worker (missing gaster), Swan River, Western Australia, Australia, Australian Museum.
- Pheidole ampla perthensis: Syntype, 2 workers, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
- Pheidole ampla perthensis: Syntype, 1 worker, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Museum Victoria, Melbourne.
- Pheidole ampla perthensis: Syntype, worker(s), queen(s), Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
Description
References
- Forel, A. 1893f. Nouvelles fourmis d'Australie et des Canaries. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 37: 454-466 (page 463, soldier described)
- Forel, A. 1902j. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Rev. Suisse Zool. 10: 405-548 (page 432, worker, queen described)
- Heterick, B. E. 2009. A guide to the ants of South-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 76:1-206.
- 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.86.2021.00*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:[https://doi.org/10.18195%2Fissn.0313-122x.86.2022.247-510 10.18195/issn.0313-122x.86.2022.247-510).
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