Pheidole grayi

Pheidole grayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Attini
Genus:	Pheidole
Species:	P. grayi
Binomial name
Pheidole grayi Forel, 1902 Type Label

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 18.513271° to 18.513271°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Oriental Region: India (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.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• grayi. Pheidole grayi Forel, 1902c: 167 (s.), 187 (w.) INDIA. [Also described as new by Forel, 1902f: 539.]

References

• Baidya, P., Bagchi, S. 2021. Influence of human land use and invasive species on beta diversity of tropical ant assemblages. Insect Conservation and Diversity, icad.12536 (doi:10.1111/icad.12536).
• Forel, A. 1902c. Myrmicinae nouveaux de l'Inde et de Ceylan. Rev. Suisse Zool. 10: 165-249 (page 167, 187, soldier described, worker described)
• Forel, A. 1902g. Les Formicides de l'Empire des Indes et de Ceylan. Part IX. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 14: 520-546 (page 539, also described as new)