Biology:Pheidole pallidula
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Short description: Species of ant
| Pheidole pallidula | |
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| Pheidole pallidula worker | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Pheidole |
| Species: | P. pallidula
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| Binomial name | |
| Pheidole pallidula (Nylander, 1849)[1]
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Pheidole pallidula is a species of ant in the genus Pheidole. It is widespread around the Mediterranean.[2]
Colonies can be characterised as being monogynous or polygynous, meaning it can be ruled by one queen or many. Both ruling forms can be seen in colonies from the same population.[3]
References
- ↑ Bolton, B. (2015). "Pheidole pallidula". AntCat. http://antcat.org/catalog/444258.
- ↑ Detrain, C. (1990). "Field study on foraging by the polymorphic ant species, Pheidole pallidula". Insectes Sociaux 37 (4): 315–332. doi:10.1007/bf02225995.
- ↑ Aron, S.; Campan, E.; Boomsma, J.J.; Passera, L. (July 1999). "Social structure and split sex ratios in the ant Pheidole pallidula". Ethology Ecology & Evolution 11 (3): 209–227. doi:10.1080/08927014.1999.9522824. ISSN 0394-9370. Bibcode: 1999EtEcE..11..209A. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.1999.9522824.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4046829 entry
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