The Ants of Africa
Genus Pheidole
Pheidole decarinata Santschi

megacephala-group - Major - head width and length equal or subequal; mandibles relatively slender, with at most reduced teeth or denticles; postpetiole trapezoidal but without elongated lateral prominences. Minors without or variable development of a nuchal collar.

minima subgroup - TL < 3.3 mm

Pheidole decarinata Santschi

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Mali (Pheidole decarinata n. sp., Santschi, 1929f: 86, major, minor & queen) collected at Koulouba, French Sudan, by Andrieu; major, minor and queen described (see Bolton, 1995, note country wrongly given as Sudan, see Geography) .

Santschi's (1929f) description is at {original description}. Apparently close to Pheidole corticicola.

Pheidole decarinata majorThe photomontage of the type major worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0913301.

{Pheidole decarinata minor}The photomontage of the type minor worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0913301.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Pheidole decarinata
B Taylor det.


 Cameroun
G Debout & A Dalecky
Cameroon 126c

 15.vi.2001
Poli
8°29' N
13°15' E
 30 km east of Poli, in the soudano-guinean savannah
 1
 {album}
Pheidole decarinata
B Taylor det.

 Cameroun
A Fotso Kuate
Sample 30

 27.vii.2008
Melen
03°54'30" N
11°25'58" E
 Major & minor
 2
 {album}
Pheidole decarinata
B Taylor det.		 Gabon
Y Braet
Gabon 34
 17.v-9.vi.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E
 Under trees; malaise trap
major worker
 1
 {album}
Pheidole decarinata
B Taylor det.		 Congo
Y Braet

 25.i.2008
Iboubikro
 tree savannah, 24 h pitfall trap
 1
 {album}

{Pheidole decarinata major}The photomontage is of a major worker collected in Cameroun, Melen; collector A Fotso Kuate (fk unmounted 30).

{Pheidole decarinata major}The photomontage is of a major worker collected in Gabon, Pongara; collector A Fotso Kuate (breat 34).

{Pheidole decarinata minor}The photomontage is of a minor worker collected in Cameroun, Melen; collector A Fotso Kuate (fk unmounted 30).

{Pheidole decarinata minor ?} The photomontage is of a minor specimen from Cameroun, at 30 km east of Poli; McKey Wolbachia project (Cameroon 126c).

{Pheidole decarinata minor}The photomontage is of a minor specimen from Congo, Iboubikro; collectors Yves Braet & Eric Zassi.
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