The Ants of Africa
Genus Pheidole
Pheidole akermani Arnold

variolosa-group - major head with restricted frontal striations and parallel-sided

Pheidole akermani Arnold

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location South Africa (Pheidole Akermani n. sp., Arnold, 1920a: 471, major and minor) Pietermaritzburg, Dr C Akerman - see below; major and minor described (see Bolton, 1995) .

{Pheidole akermani}Arnold's (1920a) description is at {original description}. Santschi (1939b: 243) gave an illustrated description, this is at {original description}.

{Pheidole akermani} The photomontage of the type major is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0906540

{Pheidole akermani} The photomontage of thee type minor worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0906524 .

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