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Pheidole lamellinoda
| Pheidole lamellinoda | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. lamellinoda |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole lamellinoda Forel, 1902
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Described from the Indian mainland, where records suggest that it is rather local. Its occurrence on Socotra is odd. Pheidole lamellinoda has not been found in Arabia and has not been reported as an introduced species elsewhere (Collingwood et al. 2004, Sharaf et al., 2017). No ecological or biological information is available (Sharaf et al., 2007).
| At a Glance | • Limited invasive |
Identification
Collingwood et al. (2004) - The presence of a ventral forward-directed translucent lobe on the petiole of the major workers characterises the species. Minor workers, lacking this character, may be difficult to tell apart from several congeners, including Pheidole indica, which does have a distinctly lower postpetiolar node.
Sharaf et al. (2017) - Major worker. Anterior cephalic dorsum striated; posterior half smooth and shining; posterior margin of head strongly concave; eyes small with 10 ommatidia in the longest row; metanotal groove a strongly depressed U-shape; propodeal spines short and acute; petiolar peduncle short; postpetiole massive and glabrous in profile and more than twice broader than long in dorsal view. Head reddish yellow, mesosoma, petiole and postpetiole yellow, gaster brownish yellow.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 20.92583° to 20.92583°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Socotra Archipelago, Yemen.
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. |
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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
Worker
minor
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Syntype of Pheidole lamellinoda. Worker. Specimen code casent0907921. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MHNG, Geneva, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- lamellinoda. Pheidole lamellinoda Forel, 1902c: 166 (s.), 186 (w.q.m.) INDIA. [Also described as new by Forel, 1902f: 538.]
Description
References
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Chanda, A. 2017. A study on ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Medinipur, West Bengal, India. International Journal of Entomological Research 2(5): 1-4.
- Collingwood, C. A., Pohl, H., Guesten, R., Wranik, W. and van Harten, A. 2004. The ants (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Socotra Archipelago. Fauna of Arabia. 20:473-495.
- Forel, A. 1902c. Myrmicinae nouveaux de l'Inde et de Ceylan. Rev. Suisse Zool. 10: 165-249 (page 166, 186, soldier described, worker, queen, male 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 538, also described as new)
- Sharaf, M.R., Fisher, B.L., Collingwood, C.A., Aldawood, A.S. 2017. Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen): zoogeography, distribution and description of a new species. Journal of Natural History 51, 317–378 (DOI 10.1080/00222933.2016.1271157).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Forel A. 1902. Les Formicides de l'Empire des Indes et de Ceylan. Part IX. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 14: 520-546.
- Tiwari R. N. 1997. Hymenoptera: Formicidae. Pp. 441-451 in: Zoological Survey of India; Director (ed.) 1997. Fauna of Delhi. Calcutta: Zoological Survey of India, vi + 903 pp.