Pheidole oswaldi
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| Pheidole oswaldi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. oswaldi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole oswaldi Forel, 1891
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| Subspecies | |
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar (type locality).
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- oswaldi. Pheidole oswaldi Forel, 1891b: 173 (s.w.q.m.) MADAGASCAR. Current subspecies: nominal plus decollata.
Description
References
- Forel, A. 1891c. Les Formicides. [part]. In: Grandidier, A. Histoire physique, naturelle, et politique de Madagascar. Volume XX. Histoire naturelle des Hyménoptères. Deuxième partie (28e fascicule). Paris: Hachette et Cie, v + 237 pp. (page 173,227, soldier, worker, queen, male described)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922k. 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. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 4 45: 1005-1055 (see also)
