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Pheidole grallatrix
| Pheidole grallatrix | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. grallatrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole grallatrix Emery, 1899
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This species has been collected between 3–1130 m elevation, in rainforest, littoral forest, montane rainforest, low elevation rainforest, an open area near a stream, tropical dry forest, mixed tropical forest, and on a sandy beach. Nests were located in rotten logs, soil, root mats, and under stones. Workers were collected from sifted litter and tree trunks (Salata & Fisher, 2020).
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar (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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- grallatrix. Pheidole grallatrix Emery, 1899f: 278 (s.w.) MADAGASCAR.
Type Material
- LECTOTYPE [designated by Salata & Fisher, 2020: 33]: 1s., Madagascar, Toamasina, Baie d’Antongil, coll. Mocquerys, CASENT0904224, ANTC24064 (MSNG).
- PARALECTOTYPES: 2w., the same data as lectotype, CASENT0904225, ANTC24065 (MSNG), CASENT0101943, ANTC3397 (MHNG).
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1899e. Formiche di Madagascar raccolte dal Sig. A. Mocquerys nei pressi della Baia di Antongil (1897-1898). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 31: 263-290 (page 278, soldier, worker described)
- Salata, S., Fisher, B.L. 2020. The ant genus Pheidole Westwood, 1839 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Madagascar—taxonomic revision of the bessonii species-group. Zootaxa 4843 (1): 1–64 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4843.1.1).
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922k. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. IX. A synonymic list of the ants of the Malagasy region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 4 45: 1005-1055 (see also)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Fisher B. L. 1997. Biogeography and ecology of the ant fauna of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History 31: 269-302.
- Fisher B. L. 2003. Formicidae, ants. Pp. 811-819 in: Goodman, S. M.; Benstead, J. P. (eds.) 2003. The natural history of Madagascar. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, xxi + 1709 pp.
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. IX. A synonymic list of the ants of the Malagasy region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 1005-1055