Pheidole hewitti

Pheidole hewitti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Attini
Genus:	Pheidole
Species:	P. hewitti
Binomial name
Pheidole hewitti Santschi, 1932 Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Pheidole capensis hewitti Arnold, 1944

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -31.48333° to -31.48333°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: South Africa (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.

• hewitti. Pheidole hewitti Santschi, 1932a: 382, figs. 1-4 (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Senior synonym of hewitti Arnold: Arnold, 1952a: 462.
• hewitti. Pheidole capensis var. hewitti Arnold, 1944: 6 (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of hewitti Santschi: Arnold, 1952a: 462.

References

• Arnold, G. 1944. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 5. Occas. Pap. Natl. Mus. South. Rhod. 2: 1-38 (page 6, soldier, worker described)
• Arnold, G. 1952a. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 10. Occas. Pap. Natl. Mus. South. Rhod. 2: 460-493 (page 462, junior synonym of hewitti)
• Arnold, G. 1952a. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 10. Occas. Pap. Natl. Mus. South. Rhod. 2: 460-493 (page 462, senior synonym of hewitti)
• Santschi, F. 1932b. Formicides sud-africains. Pp. 381-392 in: Jeannel, R. (ed.) Société Entomologique de France. Livre du centenaire. Paris: Société Entomologique de France, xii + 729 pp. (page 382, figs. 1-4 soldier, worker described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
• Santschi F. 1932. Formicides sud-africains. Pp. 381-392 in: Jeannel, R. (ed.) 1932. Société Entomologique de France. Livre du centenaire. Paris: Société Entomologique de France, xii + 729 pp.