Pheidole pallidula

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|taxon = Pheidole pallidula

|authority = (Nylander, 1849)

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Pheidole pallidula is a species of ant in the genus Pheidole. It is widespread around the Mediterranean.

Colonies can be characterised as being monogynous or polygynous, meaning it can be ruled by one queen or many. Both ruling forms can be seen in colonies from the same population.{{Cite journal |last1=Aron |first1=S. |last2=Campan |first2=E. |last3=Boomsma |first3=J.J. |last4=Passera |first4=L. |date=July 1999 |title=Social structure and split sex ratios in the ant Pheidole pallidula |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.1999.9522824 |journal=Ethology Ecology & Evolution |volume=11 |issue=3 |pages=209–227 |doi=10.1080/08927014.1999.9522824 |bibcode=1999EtEcE..11..209A |issn=0394-9370}}