Pheidole variabilis ocyma

Pheidole variabilis ocyma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Attini
Genus:	Pheidole
Species:	P. variabilis
Subspecies:	P. variabilis ocyma
Trinomial name
Pheidole variabilis ocyma Forel, 1915

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Australasian Region: Australia (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.

• ocyma. Pheidole variabilis r. ocyma Forel, 1915b: 59 (s.w.q.) AUSTRALIA.

Type Material

• Syntype, 1 worker, Christmas Creek, Queensland, Australia, Australian National Insect Collection.
• Syntype, worker(s), queen(s), Christmas Creek, Queensland, Australia.

References

• Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Ark. Zool. 9(1 16: 1-119 (page 59, soldier, worker, queen described)