The Ants of Africa
Genus Pheidole
Pheidole kitschneri Forel

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 kitschneri Forel

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location South Africa (Pheidole Kitschneri n. sp., Forel, 1910e: 436, major & minor; Santschi, 1914b: 76, queen) Natal Mts, Wroughton
major, minor and queen described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Forel's (1910e) description is at {original description}. Arnold (1920a: 479) gave a translation, this is at {original description}

{Pheidole kitschneri major}The photomontage of the type major worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0907847.

{Pheidole kitschneri minor}The photomontage of a syntype minor worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0281623.

{Pheidole kitschneri queen}The photomontage of a syntype queen is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0281622.

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