Pheidole in the New World: A Dominant, Hyperdiverse Ant Genus

By F. Zara, H. Fowler. 2005

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Natural Enemies of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Ghana (2020, background): “Pheidole megacephala, the most abundant and most dispersed predator, prefers humid forest habitats (Hoffmann et al. 1999; Wilson 2003; Burwell et al. 2012).”
Age-related repertoire expansion and division of labor in Pheidole dentata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a new perspective on temporal polyethism and behavioral plasticity in ants (2006, background): “defense and/or food storage (Wilson 2003), although the”
Behavioral evolution in the major worker subcaste of twig-nesting Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): does morphological specialization influence task plasticity? (2009, unknown): “Pheidole provides an ideal model for studying the relationship between worker morphology and behavior; the genus is hyperdiverse, containing more than 600 species in the New World and nearly 900 species worldwide (Wilson 2003; Bolton et al. 2006).”