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Pheidole sculpturata berthoudi
| Pheidole sculpturata berthoudi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. sculpturata |
| Subspecies: | P. sculpturata berthoudi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Pheidole sculpturata berthoudi Forel, 1894 | |
Identification
A member of the excellens species group.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
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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.
- berthoudi. Pheidole sculpturata r. berthoudi Forel, 1894b: 89 (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Raised to species: Santschi, 1921c: 116. Currently subspecies of sculpturata: Emery, 1921f: 89; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 819.
Description
References
- Emery, C. 1921c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174A:1-94 94: 1-94 + 7 (page 89, subspecies of sculpturata)
- Forel, A. 1894b. Abessinische und andere afrikanische Ameisen, gesammelt von Herrn Ingenieur Alfred Ilg, von Herrn Dr. Liengme, von Herrn Pfarrer Missionar P. Berthoud, Herrn Dr. Arth. Müller etc. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 9: 64-100 (page 89, soldier, worker described)
- Santschi, F. 1921c. Quelques nouveaux Formicides africains. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 61: 113-122 (doi:10.5281/ZENODO.14442) (page 116, raised to species)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 819, subspecies of sculpturata)