Genus Pheidole Westwood, 1841
- Pheidole Westwood, J.O. 1841. Observations on the genus Typhlopone, with descriptions of several exotic species of ants. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1 6: 81-89 [87 pl. 2].
Type species:
Atta providens Sykes, 1835 by monotypy. - Machomyrma Forel, A. 1895. Nouvelles fourmis d'Australie, récoltée à The Ridge, Mackay, Queensland par M. Gilbert Turner. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 39: 417-428 [425] [described with subgeneric rank in Liomyrmex Mayr, 1865].
Type species:
Liomyrmex (Machomyrma) dispar Forel, 1895 by monotypy. - Anisopheidole Forel, A. 1914. Einige amerikanische Ameisen. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1914: 615-620 [10 Dec. 1914] [616] [described with subgeneric rank in Pheidole Westwood, 1841].
Type species:
Pheidole froggatti Forel, 1902 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Ward, P.S., Brady, S.G., Fisher, B.L. & Schultz, T.R. 2015. The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and biogeography of a hyperdiverse ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 40(1): 61–81 [Date published January 2015: Published online (Early View) on 23 July 2014. However, the ZooBank registration entry for this article does not give the name and internet address of an organization other than the publisher that is intended to permanently archive the work. Under ICZN Article 8.5.3.1 the online (Early View) version of this paper does not meet the ICZN criteria for electronic publication and therefore the publication date for nomenclatural purposes is January 2015, the date of print publication.] [75]
Introduction
Unidentified species reported from Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) (Framenau & Thomas 2008).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Worldwide, no native species in New Zealand.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater, Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
General References
Framenau, V.W. & Thomas, M.L. 2008. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): identification and distribution. Records of the Western Australian Museum 25: 45-85 [71]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2015 | FORMICIDAE | 10-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Aug-2012 | 19-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Aug-2012 | 14-Feb-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-May-2010 | MODIFIED |