Pheidole grallatrix

This species has been collected between 3–1130 m elevation, in rainforest, littoral forest, montane rainforest, low elevation rainforest, an open area near a stream, tropical dry forest, mixed tropical forest, and on a sandy beach. Nests were located in rotten logs, soil, root mats, and under stones. Workers were collected from sifted litter and tree trunks (Salata & Fisher, 2020).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar.

Nomenclature

 *  grallatrix. Pheidole grallatrix Emery, 1899f: 278 (s.w.) MADAGASCAR.

Type Material

 * LECTOTYPE [designated by Salata & Fisher, 2020: 33]: 1s., Madagascar, Toamasina, Baie d’Antongil, coll. Mocquerys, CASENT0904224, ANTC24064 (MSNG).
 * PARALECTOTYPES: 2w., the same data as lectotype, CASENT0904225, ANTC24065 (MSNG), CASENT0101943, ANTC3397 (MHNG).

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Fisher B. L. 1997. Biogeography and ecology of the ant fauna of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History 31: 269-302.
 * Fisher B. L. 2003. Formicidae, ants. Pp. 811-819 in: Goodman, S. M.; Benstead, J. P. (eds.) 2003. The natural history of Madagascar. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, xxi + 1709 pp.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. IX. A synonymic list of the ants of the Malagasy region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 1005-1055