TAXONOMIC STUDY OF THE ANT GENUS PHEIDOLE WESTWOOD FROM GUANGXI, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THREE NEW SPECIES (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)

Thirteen species of the ant genus Pheidole from Guangxi,China are treated, among them three are described as new, i. e. P. aphrasta sp.nov., P. longiscapa sp. nov., P. flaveria sp. nov., one species is newly recorded in China, i. e. P. feae Emery; one species is raised to new status,i. e. P. hongkongensis Wheeler. A key based on major worker caste to the known species of the genus from Guangxi is given.