The Ants of Africa
Genus Pheidole
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius)
Oxford University Museum collection

Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius)

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Oxford University Museum specimens

Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Senegal
Lamine Diamé
24
2012
Thiés
14°45'N
17°03'W
Pout (S. saiche) Noto
minor workers
tube 05
5 unmounted
6
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Gambia
R W Goff
02.xii.2009
02.xii.2009
Abuko Nature Reserve
13°23'41" N
016°38'41" W
minor
2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Liberia
E Poirier
Yekepa
PF 18
29.iii.2013
Nimba County
07°33’38" N
08°32’33" E
Pitfall trap
Degraded secondary forest
518 m asl
minor
1
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Liberia
E Poirier
Yekepa
PF 20
29.iii.2013
Nimba County
07°33’38" N
08°32’33" E
Pitfall trap
Degraded secondary forest
518 m asl
minor
2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Liberia
E Poirier
Yekepa Camp 4
PF 6
6.iv.2013
Nimba County
07°33’04" N
08°33’17" E
Pitfall trap
Floodplain & marsh
501 m asl
minor
1
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Liberia
E Poirier
Yekepa Camp 4
PF 16
6.iv.2013
Nimba County
07°33’04" N
08°33’17" E
Pitfall trap
Floodplain & marsh
501 m asl
minor
2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Liberia
E Poirier
Yekepa Camp 4
PF 17
6.iv.2013
Nimba County
07°33’04" N
08°33’17" E
Pitfall trap
Floodplain & marsh
501 m asl
minor
1
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.


Benin
S Tchibozo
29.i.2007
06°55’03.7 N
02°24’44.6 E
Forêt de Gnanhouizoumè
Forêt fourmis (forest ants)
minor
2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Benin
S Tchibozo
28.ii.2007
06°55’32.8 N
02°29’13 E
Forêt de Gbèvozoumè
Lisière fourmis (forest edge/ border ants)
1

Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 2703
8.iii.2012
Glo, F.E.A.
06°55'05'' N
02°32'06'' E
Mangifera indica orchard
On ground and tree
Minor workers

2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 2704
7.xii.2011
Glo, F.E.A.
06°55'05'' N
02°32'06'' E
Mangifera indica orchard
Minor workers

2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 2912
3.x.2012
Korobourou
09°22'13'' N
02°40'16'' E
Mangifera indica orchard
Quadrat  mixte 2-2, tube 1, variété: Eldon
Ground nesting; minor workers

2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 2913
18.x.2012
Korobourou
09°22'13'' N
02°40'16'' E
Mangifera indica orchard
Quadrat  3, tube 2, variété: Ifac
Ground nesting; minor workers

2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.

Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 2929
13.x.2012
Korobourou
09°22'13'' N
02°40'16'' E
Mangifera indica orchard
Quadrat  mixte 2-3, tube 1, variété: Kent
arboreal; minor workers

2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 3039.5
20.ii.2013
Koro
09°22'21'' N
02°40'13'' E
Mangifera indica orchard
prey of Oecophylla longinoda
0900-1000 h
minor (part)
1
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 3069.3
6.ii.2013
Koro
09°22'21'' N
02°40'13'' E
Mangifera indica orchard
prey of Oecophylla longinoda
0800-0900 h
minor
1
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 3072
13.iii.2013
Koro
09°22'21'' N
02°40'13'' E
Mangifera indica orchard
prey of Oecophylla longinoda
0800-0900 h
melanistic major
1

Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 3073.1
13.iii.2013
Koro
09°22'21'' N
02°40'13'' E
Mangifera indica orchard
prey of Oecophylla longinoda
1100-1200 h
major
1

Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 3074.3
13.iii.2013
Koro
09°22'21'' N
02°40'13'' E
Mangifera indica orchard
prey of Oecophylla longinoda
1300-1400 h
minor
1
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 3075.2

13.iii.2013
Koro
09°22'21'' N
02°40'13'' E
Mangifera indica orchard
prey of Oecophylla longinoda
1600-1700 h
major
1

Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 3083

4.iv.2013
Koro
09°22'21'' N
02°40'13'' E
Mangifera indica orchard
prey of Oecophylla longinoda
1100-1200 h
melanistic minor
1
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Benin
J-F Vayssieres
RVA 3088.2

4.iv.2013
Koro
09°22'21'' N
02°40'13'' E
Mangifera indica orchard
prey of Oecophylla longinoda
1700-1800 h
major
1

Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Cameroun
G Debout & A Dalecky
Cameroon 29

27.iii.2001
Ebodjé
2°33.97' N
9°50.62' E
on soil and surface in the village
2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Cameroun
G Debout & A Dalecky
Cameroon 80

18.iv.2001
BOU
3°13.31' N
10°15.01' E
nest in a hollow and rotten branch (1.5 m above ground), in the edge vegetation

2

Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Cameroun
G Debout & A Dalecky
Cameroon 10
24.iii.2001
IPE
2°36.21' N
9°50.52' E
in leaf-pouch domatia of Delpydora sp
2
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Cameroun
G Debout & A Dalecky
Cameroon 115a
25.iii.2000
Kouedjina
3°55' N
13°45' E
no details
1

Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Cameroun
G Debout & A Dalecky
Cameroon 109

28.iv.2001
Yaoundé
3°52' N
11°32' E
in herbaceous vegetation about 20 cm tall, garden of house
major & minor
2 {album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Cameroun
A Fotso Kuate
Pheidole spF (ii)
27.vii.2007
Matomb
03°54'30" N
11°25'58" E
Pitfall in mixed crop field
minor
2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Cameroun
A Fotso Kuate
Sample 09
31.viii.2008
Barombi
04°40' N
09°24' E
major & minor
2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Cameroun
A Fotso Kuate
Sample 13b
1.ix.2008
Mungo

major & minor
2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Cameroun
A Fotso Kuate
Pheidole sp15

20.vii.2007
Awae II
03°54'30" N
11°25'58" E
Tuna bait in fallow
major
2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Central African Republic
P Annoyer
DA-02
12.i.2005
Dzanga-Sangha
04°22’19.4" N
18°35’49.7" E
U.V : 19h-7h, Bangui, après la corniche; 360m asl


Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Central African Republic
P Annoyer
DB

13.i.2005
Dzanga-Sangha
04°22’19.4" N
18°35’49.7" E
U.V : 1830h-7h, Bangui, après la corniche; 360m asl
minor
2 {album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Central African Republic
P Annoyer
HG

05.x.2008
Dzanga-Sangha
04°22'19.4" N
18°35'49.7" E
360 m; 17h30-4h; Bangui après la corniche direction N'garagba
1

Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Central African Republic
P Annoyer
HL
08.x.2008
Dzanga-Sangha
9h50-10h10; 10 kms après Bokoko direction Nola
minor
1
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Central African Republic
P Annoyer
OR1
29.xi.2010
Dzanga-Sangha
2°27'53.6"N
16°13'30.5"E
414 m; jour, équipe 1, pièges papillons (banane) + tripes zébu au sol dans clairières au bord du lac 7
"AA1"
minor

1
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Gabon
L Volait
Gabon 22

16.vii.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E
Pointe Denis; savannah, pitfall in grove of trees
minor
2 {album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Gabon
Y Braet
Gabon 208

17.v-09.vi.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E
Savannah, malaise trap
major & minor
3
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Gabon
S Latour
Gabon 31
26.v.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E
Degraded forest
1
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Gabon
Y Braet
Gabon 25

17.vii.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E
Pointe Wingombe; edge of lagoon, sweep net
minor
6
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Gabon
Y Braet
Gabon ?

2.viii-18.viii.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E
Edge of forest road; malaise trap
2
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Gabon
Y Braet
Gabon 29

9.vi-27.vi.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E
Pointe Wingombe; forest edge, malaise trap
major
1
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Gabon
L Volait
Gabon xx

27.vi.-23.vii.2006
Pongara
00°19.905' N
09°20.188'  E
Pointe Denis; savannah, pitfall at edge of beach
2
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Gabon
Y Braet
Gabon xx

23.vii-19.vii.2006
Pongara
00°34' N
09°19' E
Pointe Wingombe; forest edge, malaise trap; small savannah at edge of lagoon
1

Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Rwanda
G Bizimungu

2005
Bicumbi
1.9966667 S
30.3497222 E
from a coffee plantation
2
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Kenya
Dupont & Braet

24.iii-11.iv.2010
Subukia
0°0’42.9" N
38°14’52.3" E
major & minors
12 {album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Kenya
P Hlavac
Timboroa
2800 m; host H. orientalis sp. n.
In personal collection of P Hlavac
minor
2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
South Africa
S Danflous
6.xii.2007
Sudwala Caves
25°22'09" S
30°41'58" E
Gaufeng Province; 166 m
minor
2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Saudi Arabia
M Sharaf

18.iii.2004
Wadi Abha
18°12’59" N
42°13’19" E
major & minor
2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Saudi Arabia
M Sharaf

10.vi.2004
Wadi Abha
18°12’59" N
42°13’19" E

2

Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Saudi Arabia
M Sharaf

21.xii.2007
Wadi Abha
18°12’59" N
42°13’19" E
major & minor 2
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Saudi Arabia
M Sharaf

1.i.2008
Wadi Abha
18°12’59" N
42°13’19" E
major & minor 3
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Saudi Arabia
M Sharaf

3.i.2008
Wadi Abha
18°12’59" N
42°13’19" E
major & minor 3
{album}
Pheidole megacephala
B Taylor det.
Saudi Arabia
M Sharaf

7.iii.2008
Wadi Abha
18°12’59" N
42°13’19" E
major & minor 3
{album}
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