Pheidole ascara Emery new status

Type location Ethiopia (Pheidole speculifera Emery var. ascarus n. var., Emery, 1901e: 62, major; Santschi, 1930d: 268, minor & male) from Ghinda, Belli - see below .

Emery's (1901e) description of is at . Santschi's (1930d) description of the minor and male, both from Kenya, Nairobi is at .

The photomontage of the type major worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0904204.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Pheidole ascara B Taylor det.	Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 3038.3	20.ii.2013 Koro 09°22'21'' N 02°40'13'' E	Mangifera indica orchard prey of Oecophylla longinoda 0800-0900 h major	1
Pheidole ascara B Taylor det.	Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 3041.1	20.ii.2013 Koro 09°22'21'' N 02°40'13'' E	Mangifera indica orchard prey of Oecophylla longinoda 1100-1200 h major	1
Pheidole ascara B Taylor det.	Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 3077.4	6.iii.2013 Koro 09°22'21'' N 02°40'13'' E	Mangifera indica orchard prey of Oecophylla longinoda 0800-0900 h major	1
Pheidole ascara B Taylor det.	Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 3078.2	6.iii.2013 Koro 09°22'21'' N 02°40'13'' E	Mangifera indica orchard prey of Oecophylla longinoda 0900-1000 h major	1
Pheidole ascara B Taylor det.	Benin J-F Vayssieres RVA 3080.1	6.iii.2013 Koro 09°22'21'' N 02°40'13'' E	Mangifera indica orchard prey of Oecophylla longinoda 1000-1100 h major	1

The photomontage is of a major worker from Benin, Koro; collector J-F Vayssieres (RVA 3038).

The photomontage is of a major worker from Benin, Koro; collector J-F Vayssieres (RVA 3078).