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Checklist for Tribe Pheidolini Emery, 1877
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
709
2096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
686
2082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
374
1698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Formicoidea
Latreille, 1802
Ants
1
125
1053
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyFormicidae
Latreille, 1809
Ants
125
1053
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMyrmicinae
Lepeletier, 1835
61
533
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePheidolini
Emery, 1877
2
137
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
2 Genera with 137 Species
Messor Forel, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Pheidole Westwood, 2003Big-headed Ants136SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
137 Species and 1 Subspecies
Messor lusitanicus Tinaut, 1985
Pheidole (Decapheidole) zeteki Smith, M.R., 1947
Pheidole (Hendecapheidole) mendicula Wheeler, W.M., 1925Blake lucine
Pheidole (Macropheidole) fimbriata Roger, 1863
Pheidole ademonia Wilson, 2003
Pheidole aequiseta Santschi, 1923Inflated axinopsid
Pheidole allarmata Wilson, 2003
Pheidole alpestris Wilson, 2003
Pheidole amazonica Wilson, 2003
Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896Anastasia's big-headed ant
Pheidole antipodum Smith, 1858
Pheidole araneoides Wilson, 2003
Pheidole astur Wilson, 2003
Pheidole atua Wilson & Taylor, 1967Guppy strawberry-cockle
Pheidole biconstricta Mayr, 1870Blake lucine
Pheidole bicornis Forel, 1899
Pheidole bucculenta Forel, 1908
Pheidole bufo Wilson, 2003
Pheidole bulliceps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole cameroni Mayr, 1887
Pheidole camilla Wilson, 2003
Pheidole capensis Mayr, 1862Tennessee riffleshell
Pheidole caracalla Wilson, 2003
Pheidole carapuna Mann, 1916Blake lucine
Pheidole cardiella Wilson, 2003
Pheidole cataractae Wheeler, 1916Crenulate tellin
Pheidole cellarum (Forel, 1908)⇒ Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896
Pheidole cephalica (Smith, 1858)⇒ Pheidole vorax Fabricius, 1804
Pheidole chalcoides Wilson, 2003
Pheidole chocoensis Wilson, 2003
Pheidole chrysops Wilson, 2003
Pheidole cocciphaga Borgmeier, 1934Fossor coquina
Pheidole colobopsis Mann, 1916Inflated diplodon
Pheidole cramptoni Wheeler, 1916Crenulate tellin
Pheidole crinita Wilson, 2003
Pheidole cursor Wilson, 2003
Pheidole deima Wilson, 2003
Pheidole diana Forel, 1908
Pheidole diligens (Smith, 1858)⇒ Pheidole blumenauensis Kempf, 1964
Pheidole ectatommoides Wilson, 2003
Pheidole ecuadorana Wilson, 2003
Pheidole ecuadorna Wilson, 2003
Pheidole embolopyx Brown, 1968
Pheidole epetrion Wilson, 2003
Pheidole erato Mann, 1919
Pheidole exigua Mayr, 1884
Pheidole exquisita Wilson, 2003
Pheidole fallax Mayr, 1870Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858Harvester-ant
Pheidole fissiceps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole flavens (Roger, 1863)⇒ Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole floricola Wilson, 2003
Pheidole floridana Emery, 1895Round combshell
Pheidole fracticeps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole fullerae Wilson, 2003
Pheidole gagates Wilson, 2003
Pheidole galapagensis Wheeler, 1919
Pheidole geminata Wilson, 2003
Pheidole gilva Wilson, 2003
Pheidole globularia Wilson, 2003
Pheidole glomericeps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole gnomus Wilson, 2003
Pheidole guayasana Wilson, 2003
Pheidole haskinsorum Wilson, 2003
Pheidole hazenae Wilson, 2003
Pheidole horribilis Wilson, 2003
Pheidole hospes Smith, 1865Brown dogwood
Pheidole huacana Wilson, 2003
Pheidole hyatti Emery, 1895Many-line lucine
Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879Big-headed ant
Pheidole jaculifera Wilson, 2003
Pheidole javana (Forel, 1902)⇒ Pheidole fervens Smith, 1858
Pheidole jivaro Wilson, 2003
Pheidole jordanica Saulcy, 1874
Pheidole laelaps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole laevivertex Forel, 1901Round combshell
Pheidole laidlowi Mann, 1916
Pheidole laminata Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Pheidole laselva Wilson, 2003
Pheidole lemnisca Wilson, 2003
Pheidole lobulata Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Pheidole lupus Wilson, 2003
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pheidologeton diversus Jerdon, 1851
Pheidole meinerti Forel, 1905
Pheidole melastomae Wilson, 2003
Pheidole metana Wilson, 2003
Pheidole micridris Wilson, 2003
Pheidole microps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole midas Wilson, 2003
Pheidole minutula Mayr, 1878Pea strigilla
Pheidole myops (Forel, 1902)⇒ Pheidole antipodum Smith, 1858
Pheidole napoensis Wilson, 2003
Pheidole nitella Wilson, 2003
Pheidole nitidicollis Emery, 1896
Pheidole nodus Fr. Smith, 1874
Pheidole obscurithorax Naves, 1985Obscure big-headed ant
Pheidole palenquensis Wilson, 2003
Pheidole peckorum Wilson, 2003
Pheidole peltastes Wilson, 2003
Pheidole peruviana Wilson, 2003
Pheidole pholeops Wilson, 2003
Pheidole plato Wilson, 2003
Pheidole pubiventris Mayr, 1887False spike
Pheidole punctulata Mayr, 1866Leptosynapta montacutid
Pheidole rinae Emery, 1900Snuffbox
Pheidole riveti Santschi, 1911Inflated axinopsid
Pheidole rotundiceps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole ruficeps Smith, 1861
Pheidole rufipilis dione (Forel, 1913)⇒ Pheidole dione Forel, 1913
Pheidole rugiceps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole sabella Wilson, 2003
Pheidole sagax Wilson, 2003
Pheidole sarcina Forel, 1912
Pheidole sarpedon Wilson, 2003
Pheidole scalaris Wilson, 2003
Pheidole scolioceps Wilson, 2003
Pheidole sculptior Forel, 1893
Pheidole sensitiva Borgmeier, 1959
Pheidole socrates Forel, 1912
Pheidole sospes (Forel, 1908)⇒ Pheidole anastasii Emery, 1896
Pheidole steinheili Forel, 1901Round combshell
Pheidole stigma Wilson, 2003
Pheidole stulta Forel, 1886Atlantic diplodon
Pheidole tennantae Wilson, 2003
Pheidole tobini Wilson, 2003
Pheidole transversostriata Mayr, 1887Fossor coquina
Pheidole triplex Wilson, 2003
Pheidole tristicula Wilson, 2003
Pheidole tristis Smith, 1858Inflated axinopsid
Pheidole ulothrix Wilson, 2003
Pheidole unicornis Wilson, 2003
Pheidole variabilis Mayr, 1876Cumberland leafshell
Pheidole virago Wheeler, 1915Many-line lucine
Pheidole viriosa Wilson, 2003
Pheidole vorax Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Pheidole williamsi Wheeler, 1919
Pheidole xanthogaster Wilson, 2003


Links, sources and further information
Pheidolini at itis.gov