Subfamily Myrmicinae
Genus Pheidole (minor caste)
| Mesonotum and propodeum smooth, glossy. Lateral margins of head with few striations. Established in Napier 2004 |
Pheidole proxima |
| Mesonotum and propodeum (dorsal view) reticulate (pitted). Lateral margins of head with strong striations and rugoreticulate (wrinkles). |
Pheidole rugosula |
![[Pheidole proxima] (minor) dorsal view. Image: Will Ericson (Specimen: CASENT0908063). www.antweb.org Image](/assets/Discover-Our-Research/Biodiversity/Plants-fungi-arthropods-bacteria/Invertebrate-Systematics/Key-to-ants-of-NZ/Pheidole_proxima_minor_dorsal__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![[Pheidole regosula] (minor) dorsal view. Image: Will Ericson (Specimen: CASENT0908063). www.antweb.org Image](/assets/Discover-Our-Research/Biodiversity/Plants-fungi-arthropods-bacteria/Invertebrate-Systematics/Key-to-ants-of-NZ/Pheidole_regosula_minor_dorsal__ScaleWidthWzEwMjRd.jpg)
![[Pheidole proxima] (major) head. Image: April Nobile (Specimen code: CASENT0172362). www.antweb.org](/assets/Discover-Our-Research/Biodiversity/Plants-fungi-arthropods-bacteria/Invertebrate-Systematics/Ants-of-New-Zealand/Pheidole_proxima_head_ANTWEB__FillMaxWzMwMCwyMDBd.jpg)
![[Pheidole rugosula] (major) head. Image: Will Ericson (Specimen code: CASENT0908062). www.antweb.org](/assets/Discover-Our-Research/Biodiversity/Plants-fungi-arthropods-bacteria/Invertebrate-Systematics/Ants-of-New-Zealand/Pheidole_rugosula_head_ANTWEB__FillMaxWzMwMCwyMDBd.jpg)