Pheidole ochracea

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Pheidole ochracea
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P. ochracea

Eguchi, K., 2008
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Pheidole ochracea
Eguchi, K., 2008

Pheidole ochracea is a species of ant in the genus Pheidole . It was discovered and described by Eguchi, K. in 2008. [1]

Ant family of insects

Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the Cretaceous period, about 140 million years ago, and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than 12,500 of an estimated total of 22,000 species have been classified. They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and the distinctive node-like structure that forms their slender waists.

<i>Pheidole</i> Genus of ants

Pheidole is a genus of ants that belongs to the ant subfamily Myrmicinae. The genus is widespread and ecologically dominant. It probably includes more than a thousand species. The genus first evolved in the Americas, eventually spreading across the globe.

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References

  1. Eguchi, K., 2008, A revision of Northern Vietnamese species of the ant genus Pheidole (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Zootaxa (1902), pp. 1-118: 63-66