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Pheidole occipitalis neutralis
| Pheidole occipitalis neutralis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. occipitalis |
| Subspecies: | P. occipitalis neutralis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Pheidole occipitalis neutralis Santschi, 1914 | |
Taylor et al. (2018) observed this taxon in a Mangifera indica (mango) orchard in Benin, foraging and nesting in and on the ground, as prey of Oecophylla longinoda, and on Anacardium occidentale (cashew).
Identification
A member of the speculifera species group.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Benin, Guinea (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.
- neutralis. Pheidole occipitalis st. neutralis Santschi, 1914d: 336 (s.w.) GUINEA.
Taxonomic Notes
Taylor et al. (2018) state that this taxon is separable from Pheidole occipitalis by the darker colour and on the major the spiculate sculpture on the postpetiole and base of the gaster. They then propose to treat it as a full species. This treatment has not been accepted by later authors.
Description
References
- Santschi, F. 1914d. Formicides de l'Afrique occidentale et australe du voyage de Mr. le Professeur F. Silvestri. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. R. Sc. Super. Agric. 8: 309-385 (page 336, soldier, worker described)
- Taylor, B., Agoinon, N., Sinzogan, A., Adandonon, A., Kouaguou, Y. N., Bello, S., Wargui, R., Anato, F., Ouagoussounon, I., Houngbo, H., Tchibozo, S., Todjihounde, R., Vayssieres, J.F. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 6-29 (doi:10.12976/jib/2018.08.1.2).