Occurs in a wide range of habitats, including seasonally dry areas, wet habitats, mature forest, open pasture areas, city parks, beach edge; nests in soil, forming clusters of small crater-form tumuli; generalist foragers that quickly recruit to baits.
Mainland Neotropics from Mexico to Brazil, and many Caribbean islands. Costa Rica: Atlantic slope to 800m, possibly elsewhere (see Comments).
Taxonomic history
Senior synonym of Pheidole subarmata borinquenensis: Brown, 1981 PDF: 526.Senior synonym of Pheidole cornutula: Brown, 1981 PDF: 526.Senior synonym of Pheidole cornutula dentimentum: Brown, 1981 PDF: 526.Senior synonym of Pheidole subarmata elongatula: Brown, 1981 PDF: 526.Senior synonym of Pheidole hondurensis: Brown, 1981 PDF: 526.Senior synonym of Pheidole cornutula imbecillis: Brown, 1981 PDF: 526.Senior synonym of Pheidole subarmata nassavensis: Brown, 1981 PDF: 526.Senior synonym of Pheidole subarmata nefasta: Brown, 1981 PDF: 526.See also: Wilson, 2003a: 759.Alto Paraná , Boquerón , Caaguazú , Canindeyú , Central, Cordillera, Itapúa , Misiones, Pte. Hayes (ALWC, BMNH, INBP, MCSN, MHNG, MZSP, NHMB). Literature records: Central, Cordillera (Emery 1890b [as “ cornutula ”], Forel 1909).
[[ worker ]] [[ soldier ]]. Surubrespres San Mateo, Costa Rica, dans une orange pourrie (Biolley). Ile de Coco (Alfaro), evidemment importee.
