family

FORMICIDAE

subfamily

Myrmicinae

genus

Pheidole


ITIS

 

Pheidole bugi

Hymenoptera On-Line

 

Pheidole bugi

FORMIS

 

Pheidole bugi

Harvard MCZ

 

Pheidole bugi Wheeler



species

Pheidole bugi


Japanese Name

Bugi-oozu-ari

Original Reference

Wheeler, W. M. (1919)

Description

Total length of body around 2.5 mm in soldiers, around 1.5 mm in workers. Body color yellowish brown, mandibles, clypeus and gaster darker. In soldiers: dorsal surface of head slightly concave posteriorly; gular dentition with paired lateral processes and three median projections; pronotum and mesonotum forming a single convexity; propodeal spines pointed and with broad bases; postpetiole shorter than petiole. In workers: posterior portion of head weakly concave.

Remarks

This species was originally described from Sarawak, Borneo, and is known to occur in SE Asia, including Myanmar, E. Malaysia, Indonesia and southern China. The details of the species were reported by Eguchi (2001).

Distribution

Nansei Is; Myanmar, E. Malaysia, Indonesia, S. China

References

Editor

Original text by Kazuo Ogata. English translation by Kazuo Ogata.