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Pheidole crassinoda
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. crassinoda |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895
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Known from woodland habitats and sugar cane. Nests have been found in a clay bank and under a log, with other collections from various ground sampling methods.
Identification
A member of the speculifera species group.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 25.45° to -30.08333°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa (type locality), Uganda.
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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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| Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0217096. Photographer Erin Prado, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by CAS, San Francisco, CA, USA. |
   
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| Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0281183. Photographer Estella Ortega, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MSNG, Genoa, Italy. |
   
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| Worker. Specimen code casent0281184. Photographer Estella Ortega, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MSNG, Genoa, Italy. |
   
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| Not Provided. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0282711. Photographer Adam Lazarus, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by EPEC. |
    
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| Not Provided. Worker. Specimen code casent0283553. Photographer Adam Lazarus, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by EPEC. |
   
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| Not Provided. Worker (major/soldier). Specimen code casent0284015. Photographer Adam Lazarus, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by EPEC. |
    
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| Not Provided. Worker. Specimen code casent0284016. Photographer Adam Lazarus, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by EPEC. |
    
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| Not Provided. Worker. Specimen code casent0284031. Photographer Adam Lazarus, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by EPEC. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- crassinoda. Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895h: 32 (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Mayr, 1907b: 12 (q.m.). [P. crassinoda Forel, 1894b: 94. Nomen nudum, attributed to Emery.] Current subspecies: nominal plus pluto, ruspolii, sordidula.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
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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- Egbon, I.N., Osabuohien, I.P. 2022. First checklist, species richness and diversity of leaf-litter dwelling ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in ancient Benin moat, Nigeria. Animal Research International 19(3): 4634–4642.
- Emery, C. 1895i. Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3e mémoire. Formicides. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 64:15-56. (page 32, soldier, worker described)
- Forel, A. 1894b. Abessinische und andere afrikanische Ameisen, gesammelt von Herrn Ingenieur Alfred Ilg, von Herrn Dr. Liengme, von Herrn Pfarrer Missionar P. Berthoud, Herrn Dr. Arth. Müller etc. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 9: 64-100 (page 94, P. crassinoda Forel, 1894; nomen nudum; attributed to Emery.)
- Mayr, G. 1907b. 2. Formicidae. Pp. 7-24 in: Sjöstedt, Y. 1907-1910. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und umgebenden Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905-1906. 2. Band, Abt. 8. Stockholm: K. Schwed. Akad. (page 12, queen, male 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.
- Forel A. 1910. Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise im westlichen und zentralen Südafrika ausgeführt in den Jahren 1903-1905 von Dr. Leonhard Schultze. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. D) Formicidae. Denkschriften der Medizinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena 16: 1-30.
- Hita Garcia, F., G. Fischer, M.K. Peters, R.R. Snelling and H.W. Wagele. 2009. A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Kakamega Forest (Kenya). Journal of East African Natural HIstory 98(2): 147-165.
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
- Medler J. T. 1980: Insects of Nigeria - Check list and bibliography. Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst. 30: i-vii, 1-919.
- Menozzi C. 1939. Hymenoptera Formicidae. Missione Biologica nel Paese dei Borana. 3: 97-110.
- Prins A. J. 1963. A list of the ants collected in the Kruger National Park with notes on their distribution. Koedoe 6: 91-108.
- Prins A. J. 1964. Revised list of the ants collected in the Kruger National Park. Koedoe 7: 77-93.
- Samways M. J. 1990. Species temporal variability: epigaeic ant assemblages and management for abundance and scarcity. Oecologia 84: 482-490.
- Stitz H. 1923. Hymenoptera, VII. Formicidae. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Land- und Süsswasserfauna Deutsch-Südwestafrikas 2: 143-167.
- 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