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Pheidole
Pheidole is the world's most species-rich ant genus. They have
a cosmopolitan distribution but are particularly diverse in the tropics.
Pheidole
have a pronounced worker caste polymorphism; major workers are considerably
larger than minors and have disproportionately large heads. Some
species are seed harvesters.
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Nearctic species:
Neotropical species:
Afrotropical species
Australian species
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