Pheidole umbonata

Pheidole umbonata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Attini
Genus:	Pheidole
Species:	P. umbonata
Binomial name
Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870 Type Specimen Label
Subspecies
Pheidole umbonata fusciventris Emery, 1900
Synonyms
Pheidole umbonata zimmermani Wheeler, W.M., 1936

Identification

Keys including this Species

• Key to Micronesian Ants

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 7.53° to -23.867°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: New Caledonia.
Indo-Australian Region: Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga (type locality), Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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.

• umbonata. Pheidole umbonata Mayr, 1870b: 978 (s.w.) TONGA. Mann, 1921: 431 (q.). Senior synonym of zimmermani: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 50. Current subspecies: nominal plus fusciventris.
• zimmermani. Pheidole umbonata subsp. zimmermani Wheeler, W.M. 1936f: 6 (s.w.q.m.) TAHITI. Junior synonym of umbonata: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 50.

References

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