Biostatus: Introduced [P. rugosula] is Australian in origin; one of three [Pheidole] species established in New Zealand.
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![[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)