Pheidole grallatrix

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Pheidole grallatrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Pheidole
Species: P. grallatrix
Binomial name
Pheidole grallatrix
Emery, 1899

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Specimen labels

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).

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Malagasy Region: Madagascar (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.

  • 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).

Description

References

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