Pheidole retronitens Santschi

Type location Zaïre (Pheidole retronitens n. sp., Santschi, 1930a: 59, major & minor) collected at Kasai, N'gombe, by Dr Schouteden, 17.xii.1921; major & minor described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Santschi's (1930a) description is at .

The photomontage of the type major worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0913416.

The photomontage of a type minor worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0913417.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Pheidole retronitens B Taylor det.	Gabon Y Braet Gabon 36	20.vii.2006 Pongara 00°34' N 09°19' E	Pointe Wingombe; under trees, pitfall trap minor worker	1
Pheidole retronitens B Taylor det.	Central African Republic P Annoyer IG	14.x.2008 Dzanga-Sangha 03°03'58.3" N 16°08'59.6" E	528 m; Camp 1; Journée; Au camp	1
Pheidole retronitens B Taylor det.	Central African Republic P Annoyer MI	19.xi.2010 Dzanga-Sangha 2°28'45.9"N 16°13'15.0"E	396 m; nuit, à vue, au camp de transit 2 (près lac 1)	1
Pheidole retronitens B Taylor det.	Central African Republic P Annoyer	2.xii.2010 Dzanga-Sangha 2°28'49.5"N 16°12'55.9"E	92 m; "Berlese 3" minor worker	2
Pheidole retronitens B Taylor det.	Central African Republic P Moretto 1-2.iii.2012	Sangha PN Ndoki 02˚28'39" N 22˚01'20" E	06-06 Camp 1, forêt dense diversifiée, piège iule minor worker	2
Pheidole retronitens B Taylor det.	Congo Y Braet t-1-6	19.viii.2007 Brazzaville 4° 15' 33" S 15° 17' 5" E	24h pitfall trap; forest around the GERDIB laboratories; 317 m asl	1
Pheidole retronitens B Taylor det.	Congo Y Braet t-1-16	19.viii.2007 Brazzaville 4° 15' 33" S 15° 17' 5" E	24h pitfall trap; forest around the GERDIB laboratories; 317 m asl (three traps)	1
Pheidole retronitens B Taylor det.	Congo E Zassi 12-t-1-1	16-17.xi.2007 Lésio-Louna 03°16'56.5" S 015°28'28.3" E	Wooded Savannah; 24h pitfall trap	1
Pheidole retronitens B Taylor det.	Congo E Zassi 09-t-3	23-24.xi.2002 Lésio-Louna 03°27'80.4" S 015°46'54.5" E	Wooded Savannah; 24h pitfall trap	1

The photomontage is of a minor from the Central African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha NP; collector Philippe Annoyer (CAR IG). These match the Santschi (1910c) description exactly.

The photomontage is of a minor from the Central African Republic, Sangha NP, Ndoki; collector P Moretto.

The photomontage is of a minor worker from Congo, Brazzaville, pitfall trapped by Yves Braet & Eric Zassi, 2007.

The photomontage is of a Queen from the Central African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha NP; collector Philippe Annoyer (CAR MI).

This specimen of the previously unrecorded queen, has the overall sculpturation, colour and hypostomal teeth arrangement as the major worker shown above.