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ID guide | introduced ants

Introduced Pheidole taxonomic characters

Line drawing illustrations of Pheidole species that have established outside of their native ranges.

Postpetiole swollen (P. megacephala)

Postpetiole swollen (P. noda)

Postpetiole not swollwen (Pheidole)

Promesonotum lacking posterior prominence (Pheidole, major)

Promesonotum with posterior prominence (Pheidole, major)

Head cordate (Pheidole, major)

Head subquadrate (Pheidole, major)

Posterolateral lobes rugoreticulate (Pheidole, major)

Posterolateral lobes glossy (Pheidole, major)

Posterolateral lobes rugose (Pheidole, major)

Posterolateral lobes punctate (Pheidole, major)

Head sculpture (P. obscurithorax, major)

Head sculpture (P. fervens group, major)

Frontal carinae long (P. fervens, major)

Frontal carinae short (P. indica, major)

Petiolar node punctate (P. proxima, major)

Petiolar node glossy (P. vigilans, major)

Hypostoma with median tooth (Pheidole, major)

Hypostoma lacking median tooth (Pheidole, major)

Promesonotal dorsum obliquely rugulose (Pheidole, major)

Promesonotal dorsum transversly striate (Pheidole, major)

Promesonotal dorsum rugoreticulate (Pheidole, major)

Promesonotal dorsum glossy (Pheidole, major)

Head rugulose (P. rugosula, major)

Rugae not reaching posterior head margin (Pheidole, major)

Rugae reaching posterior head margin (Pheidole, major)

Rugae not reaching posterior head margin (Pheidole, major)

Promesonotum strongly transverse (P. parva, major)

Promesonotum weakly transverse (Pheidole, major)

Postpetiole narrow (P. flavens complex, major)

Postpetiole broad (P. punctatissima clade, major)

Gaster glossy (Pheidole)

Gaster matte (Pheidole)

Head bicolored (P. punctatissima, major))

Head color uniform (Pheidole, major))

Head glossy (minor, major)

Head punctate (minor, minor)

Head rugulose (P. rugosula, minor)

Antennal scapes extremely long (Pheidole, minor)

Antennal scapes moderately long (Pheidole, minor)

Antennal scapes short (Pheidole, minor)

Promesonotum lacking posterior prominence (Pheidole, minor)

Promesonotum with posterior prominence (Pheidole, minor)

Posterior head margin strongly convex (Pheidole, minor)

Posterior head margin weakly convex (Pheidole, minor)

Posterior head margin concave (Pheidole, minor)

Waist strongly sculptured (Pheidole, minor)

Waist weakly sculptured (Pheidole, minor)

Promesonotal prominence flat (P. fervens, minor)

Promesonotal prominence convex (P. indica minor)

Mesopleuron glossy (P. vigilans, minor)

Mesopleuron punctate (P. proxima, minor)

Mesosomal hairs stout and stiff (Pheidole, minor)

Mesosomal hairs fine and flexuous (Pheidole, minor)

Antennal scapes lack standing haird (Pheidole, minor)

Antennal scapes with erect hairs (Pheidole, minor)

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