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Pheidole megacephala was described from a specimen from the island of Mauritius by the entomologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793, although a 1775 record exists for Egypt, under the name Formica edax. [4] Regardless of its African origin, big-headed ants have since spread to many tropical and subtropical parts of the world. [5]
The highly invasive species Pheidole megacephala is native to the rainforest of the area as well as some of the surrounding farmland. [1]It is primarily characterized by the difference between the small, weak workers, and the large-headed majors with crushing mandibles, earning them the name "Bigheaded ants".
Pheidole longiceps Mayr, 1876 [663] – Knobbed bigheaded ant; Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) [c] – Coastal brown ant; Pheidole mjobergi Forel, 1915 [665] – Savanna bigheaded ant; Pheidole oceanica Mayr, 1866 [666] Pheidole opaciventris Mayr, 1876 [667] Pheidole platypus Crawley, 1915 [668] Pheidole proxima Mayr, 1876 [669] Pheidole ...
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) Pheidole megatron Fischer & Fisher, 2013; Pheidole meihuashanensis Li & Chen, 1992; Pheidole meinerti Forel, 1905;
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) Pheidole nodgii Forel, 1905; Pheidole nodifera (Smith, 1858) Pheidole nodus Smith, 1874; Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865;
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius 1793); Accidental Introduction Pheidole proxima Mayr 1876; Accidental Introduction Pheidole rugosula Forel 1902; Accidental Introduction Pheidole vigilans (Smith 1858); Accidental Introduction Ponera leae Forel 1913; Accidental Introduction Prolasius advenus (Smith 1862); Endemic
Pheidole (Ancient Greek pronunciation: [pʰeː.dɔː.le]) is a genus of ants that belongs to the ant subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is widespread and ecologically dominant. It probably includes more than 1000 species. [1] The genus first evolved in the Americas, eventually spreading across the globe. Pheidole mendicula
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