Pheidole longipes is found only in forest or very heavily wooded areas. Many species of ants and termites cannot survive outside of their tropical rainforest habitat. Unusual among Pheidole this species is shaped sort of like the cheetah of the Pheidole family, sleek and long legged but they are not particular fast running as the black crazy ant and the yellow crazy ants.
Like most Pheidole species this species has a dimorphic worker caste.
Major workers of Pheidole longipes measure at 8 millimeters (TL).
Minor worker and major workers of Pheidole longipes. Minor workers measured at 4 millimeters.
Minor worker and major workers of Pheidole longipes.
Minor worker and major workers of Pheidole longipes.
Minor worker and major workers of Pheidole longipes.
Minor worker and major workers of Pheidole longipes.
Minor worker and major workers of Pheidole longipes.
Minor worker and major worker of Pheidole longipes.
Minor worker of Pheidole longipes.
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Taxonomy:
No rank: cellular organisms 131567
Superkingdom (Domain): Eukaryota 2759
No rank: Opisthokonta 33154
Kingdom: Metazoa 33208
No rank: Eumetazoa 6072
No rank (Subkingdom): Bilateria 33213
No rank (Branch): Protostomia 33317
No rank (Infrakingdom): Ecdysozoa
No rank (Superphylum): Panarthropoda 88770
Phylum: Arthropoda 6656
No rank (Subphylum): Mandibulata 197563
No rank: Pancrustacea 197562
Subphylum (Epiclass): Hexapoda 6960
Class: Insecta 50557
No rank (Subclass): Dicondylia 85512
Subclass (Infraclass): Pterygota 7496
Infraclass: Neoptera 33340
Cohort: Holometabola
Order: Hymenoptera 7399
Suborder Apocrita 7400
Infraorder: Aculeata 7434
Superfamily: Formicoidea
Family: Formicidae 36668
Subfamily: Myrmicinae 34695
Tribe: Pheidolini 144015
Genus: Pheidole 190769
Species: longipes
Updated: 2022 03 15
First Published: 2011 05 25
© 2011 - 2022 Quah. All rights reserved.
© 2011 - 2022 Quah. All rights reserved.
How does the queen look like? I find this species similar to this one (http://www.ants-kalytta.com/Ants-Asia.html) which is a long-legged monomorphic ant. Look for the first product you can see, and you'll find it quite similar to the ants you are keeping. Alternatively, it could be the Pheidole sp in the same catalogue. Just scroll down and you'll see it.
ReplyDeleteThe main identifying features between the two species should be the queen. So if your queen is fat and stout, it should be Pheidole you are keeping. But if it is not, I think the ants you keep are not Pheidole at all.