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Checklist for Genus Pheidole Westwood, 1839 (Big-headed Ants)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
21
271
2707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
21
271
2707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
5
127
2333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
123
2330
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
123
2330
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
46
1257
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
4
186
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusPheidole
Westwood, 1839
Big-headed Ants
93Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
1 Genera with 93 Species
Pheidole Westwood, 1913Big-headed Ants169SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
93 Species and 76 Subspecies
Pheidole (Anergatides) neokohli Wilson, 1984
Pheidole aeberlii Forel, 1894Eastern pearlshell
Pheidole aeberlii erythraea Emery, 1901
Pheidole akermani Arnold, 1920
Pheidole albidula Santschi, 1928
Pheidole andrieui Santschi, 1930
Pheidole areniphila Forel, 1910
Pheidole areniphila aurora Santschi, 1928
Pheidole arnoldi Forel, 1913
Pheidole arnoldi ballaensis Arnold, 1920
Pheidole arnoldi rufescens Arnold, 1920
Pheidole arnoldi untalensis
Pheidole aspera Mayr, 1862
Pheidole aurivillii Mayr, 1896Catspaw
Pheidole aurivillii attenuata Santschi, 1910
Pheidole aurivillii kasaiensis Forel, 1911
Pheidole aurivillii rubricalva Forel, 1915
Pheidole batrachorum (Wheeler, W.M., 1922)⇒ Pheidole dea Santschi, 1921
Pheidole bequaerti Forel, 1913
Pheidole buchholzi Mayr, 1901
Pheidole bucholzi Mayr, 1901
Pheidole caffra Emery, 1895Painted eggcockle
Pheidole caffra abyssinica Forel, 1910
Pheidole caffra amoena Forel, 1911
Pheidole caffra bayeri Forel, 1916
Pheidole caffra montivaga Santschi, 1939
Pheidole caffra senilifrons Wheeler, 1922
Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Pheidole capensis dregei Emery, 1895
Pheidole capensis modestior Santschi, 1919
Pheidole capensis reddersbergensis Forel, 1913
Pheidole christinae Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole clavata Emery, 1877Downy venus
Pheidole concinna (Santschi, 1910)⇒ Pheidole rabo Forel, 1913
Pheidole corticicola Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole crassinoda pluto Arnold, 1920
Pheidole crassinoda ruspolii Emery, 1897
Pheidole crassinoda sordidula Santschi, 1937
Pheidole cuitensis Forel, 1910
Pheidole darwini Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole dea Santschi, 1921
Pheidole decarinata Santschi, 1929
Pheidole decepticon Fischer & Fi..., 2013
Pheidole ensifera Forel, 1897Eastern aligena
Pheidole escherichii Forel, 1910
Pheidole excellens Mayr, 1862Catspaw
Pheidole excellens fulvobasalis Santschi, 1921
Pheidole excellens weissi Santschi, 1910
Pheidole foreli Mayr, 1901
Pheidole foreli pubens Forel, 1910
Pheidole glabrella Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole grallatrix Emery, 1899Tubercled blossom
Pheidole guineensis Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole heliosa Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole hewitti Santschi, 1932
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole irritans Smith, 1858Louisiana pearlshell
Pheidole jonas Forel, 1907Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole katonae Forel, 1907
Pheidole kitschneri Forel, 1910
Pheidole kohli Mayr, 1901
Pheidole komori Fischer & Fi..., 2013
Pheidole liengmei Forel, 1894
Pheidole liengmei malindana Forel, 1913
Pheidole liengmei micrartifex Forel, 1913
Pheidole liengmei shinsendensis Forel, 1913
Pheidole liengmei shinshindensis
Pheidole maufei Arnold, 1920
Pheidole mayri Forel, 1894
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole megacephala costauriensis Santschi, 1914
Pheidole megacephala duplex Santschi, 1937
Pheidole megacephala impressifrons Wasmann, 1905
Pheidole megacephala melancholica Santschi, 1912
Pheidole megacephala nkomoana Forel, 1916
Pheidole megacephala rotundata Forel, 1894
Pheidole megacephala scabrior Forel, 1891
Pheidole megacephala speculifrons Stitz, 1911
Pheidole megacephala talpa Gerstaecker, 1871
Pheidole megatron Fischer & Fi..., 2013
Pheidole mentita Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pheidole mentita pullata Santschi, 1914
Pheidole minima Mayr, 1901Giant cleftclam
Pheidole minima catella Santschi, 1914
Pheidole minima faurei Santschi, 1920
Pheidole minima malelana Wheeler, 1922
Pheidole minuscula Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole monardi Santschi, 1930
Pheidole mylognatha Wheeler, 1922
Pheidole nigeriensis Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pheidole nigritella Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole nimba Bernard, 1953Savannah lilliput
Pheidole njassae Viehmeyer, 1914
Pheidole njassae legitima Santschi, 1916
Pheidole occipitalis André, 1890Northern riffleshell
Pheidole occipitalis adami Santschi, 1939
Pheidole occipitalis neutralis Santschi, 1914
Pheidole oswaldi Forel, 1891
Pheidole pallidula Nylander, 1849Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole pallidula tasdelenia Özdikmen, 2010
Pheidole pallidula tristis (Forel, 1907)⇒ Pheidole pallidula tasdelenia Özdikmen, 2010
Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865Seaside bittercress
Pheidole philippi Emery, 1915
Pheidole picata Forel, 1891
Pheidole prelli Forel, 1911Southern acornshell
Pheidole prelli ingenita Santschi, 1928
Pheidole prelli redbankensis Forel, 1913
Pheidole pulchella Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole punctulata atrox Forel, 1913
Pheidole punctulata spinosa Forel, 1891
Pheidole punctulata subatrox Santschi, 1937
Pheidole rabo Forel, 1913
Pheidole rebeccae Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole retronitens Santschi, 1930
Pheidole rohani Santschi, 1925
Pheidole rohani monardi Santschi, 1930
Pheidole rohani pellax Santschi, 1930
Pheidole rugaticeps Emery, 1877
Pheidole rugaticeps arabs Emery, 1881
Pheidole saxicola Wheeler, 1922
Pheidole scabriuscula Gerstäcker, 1871
Pheidole schoutedeni Forel, 1913
Pheidole schoutedeni platycephala Stitz, 1916
Pheidole schultzei Forel, 1910Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole schultzei ebangana Santschi, 1937
Pheidole schultzei gwaaiensis Forel, 1913
Pheidole schultzei woodvalensis Arnold, 1960
Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole sculpturata areolata Forel, 1911
Pheidole sculpturata berthoudi Forel, 1894
Pheidole sculpturata dignata Santschi, 1915
Pheidole sculpturata particeps Santschi, 1921
Pheidole sculpturata rhodesiana Forel, 1913
Pheidole sculpturata welgelegenensis Forel, 1913
Pheidole sculpturata zambesiana Forel, 1913
Pheidole semidea Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole setosa Fischer, Gar..., 2012
Pheidole sikorae Forel, 1891
Pheidole sinaitica Mayr, 1862Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole sinaitica santschii Forel, 1907
Pheidole speculifera Emery, 1877Eastern pearlshell
Pheidole speculifera ascara Emery, 1901
Pheidole speculifera bispecula Santschi, 1930
Pheidole speculifera cubangensis Forel, 1901
Pheidole spinulosa Forel, 1910
Pheidole spinulosa conigera Forel, 1910
Pheidole spinulosa messalina Forel, 1910
Pheidole squalida Santschi, 1910Catspaw
Pheidole strator Forel, 1910Wabash riffleshell
Pheidole strator fugax Arnold, 1920
Pheidole strator tabida Menozzi, 1933
Pheidole teneriffana (Forel, 1893)⇒ Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879
Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr, 1901Round combshell
Pheidole tenuinodis bothae Forel, 1901
Pheidole tenuinodis robusta Stitz, 1923
Pheidole tenuinodis sipapomae Arnold, 1920
Pheidole termitophila Forel, 1904Southern acornshell
Pheidole termitophila liberiensis Forel, 1911
Pheidole tricarinata Santschi, 1914Northern riffleshell
Pheidole vanderveldi Forel, 1913
Pheidole variolosa Emery, 1892Little-wing pearly mussel
Pheidole veteratrix Forel, 1891
Pheidole victoris Forel, 1913
Pheidole vulcan Fischer & Fi..., 2013
Pheidole xocensis Forel, 1913
Pheidole xocensis bulawayensis Forel, 1913


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Pheidole at irmng.org
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