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Pheidole moerens
(Formicidae)

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Identification

Key to ant species in Hawaii
13 physical characteristics are the basis of this computer-assisted key for identifying the 48 species of ants in Hawaii.

AntWeb field guide to Pheidole moerens of Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
AntWeb provides a series of photographs for identification of the non-native ant Pheidole moerens in Hawaii.

Comparison of specimens within the ant species Pheidole moerens
Photographs of various specimens of the ant Pheidole moerens are presented for purposes of identification and comparison.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Pheidole moerens
Nomenclatural information about Pheidole moerens is provided by ITIS.

Pheidole moerens (Wheeler, 1908) taxonomy from ITIS
ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System, lists taxonomic data for Pheidole moerens and allows searches of other databases.

Discussion forums

Pacific Ant Group e-mail list (PAG-L@HAWAII.EDU)
The Pacific Ant Group discussion forum facilitates communication toward preventing establishment of Red Imported fire ant and other invasive ants on Pacific islands.

Images

AntWeb field guide to Pheidole moerens of Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
AntWeb provides a series of photographs for identification of the non-native ant Pheidole moerens in Hawaii.

Comparison of specimens within the ant species Pheidole moerens
Photographs of various specimens of the ant Pheidole moerens are presented for purposes of identification and comparison.

Distribution

Pheidole moerens (Wheeler, 1908) information from GBIF
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) site provides taxonomic and distribution links for Pheidole moerens.

Ants collected in the West Indies (1912)
Early records of ant species collected in Jamaica and Dominica are reported by the American Museum of Natural History.

Ant community composition in a degraded natural area View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Pheidole moerens dominated several areas in degraded savannah areas of Florida to the detriment of native ants and other arthropods in Florida (Univ. Florida, 2006).

Two ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) new to the Hawaiian Islands View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Solenopsis sp. and Pheidole moerens are newly recorded in Hawaii in the Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2001 - 2002, published by the Bishop Museum.

Full-text articles

Ant predation on neonate larvae of Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Florida citrus View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Two ant species, Solenopsis invicta and Pheidole moerens, were observed to be the most active predators of root weevil larvae and served as biological controls of this citrus pest.

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