Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius) - major workers - main species page

Nigerian specimens (Taylor, 1980a: 15). MAJOR ( (apparently somewhat smaller than usual) TL 3.58, HL 1.17, HW 1.24, SL 0.68, PW 0.61
Colour red-brown, gaster darker, appendages lighter. Alitrunk spiculate except for posterior dorsal and lateral areas of the pronotum. Erect hairs relatively long and moderately abundant. Clypeal margin medially concave. Propodeal spines short and acute.

The photomontage is of major workers collected in Gabon, Pongara National Park, Pointe Wingombé; 9-27.vi.2006; malaise trap at edge of forest; collector Yves Braet (Gabon 29).

The photomontage is of major workers collected in Cameroun, Awae II; collector A Fotso Kuate (fk sp 15).

The photomontage is of a melanistic major worker collected in Benin, Awae II; collector J-f Vayssieres (RVA 3072).

The photomontage is of a major worker collected in Cameroun, from Cameroon 109, Yaoundé (3°52' N 11°32' E, altitude 726 m), on herbaceous vegetation, 20 cm tall, in house garden, 28.iv.2001; all collected by the Doyle Mckey project. Others collected were Cameroon 10 from location IPE, 24.iii.2001, in leaf-pouch domatia of Delpydora sp. and Cameroon 80 from location BOU, 18.iv.2001, nest in a hollow and rotten branch (1.5 m above ground), in the edge vegetation.

The photomontage of the holotype (?) is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=CASENT0101411
Specimen Code Collection Information CASENT0101411; Locality Mauritius: [Ste Catherine]; Collection codes: ANTC3611 Collected by: Linden

Despite the "Type" label this is almost certainly nothing to do with Fabricius.

The photomontage of the speculifrons holotype is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0906519
Apart from the darker colour, this matches almost exactly the type form and those shown above.

The photomontage of a type major worker of speculifrons is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0904197.