Pheidole aspera Mayr

Type location South Africa (Pheidole aspera n. sp., Mayr, 1862: 746, major & minor) Cape of Good Hope, Novara Expedition - see below
junior synonym here modestior (Pheidole capensis Mayr, var. modestior, n. v., Santschi, 1919a: 337, major & minor) from South Africa, Cape Province, Majuba Nek, G Arnold - see below
major & minor described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Mayr's (1862) description is at . Mayr (1865: 97) gave a full illustrated description, this is at . Arnold (1920a: 477) gave a translation, this is at . Santschi's (1919a) description of modestior is at . Arnold (1926: 287) gave a translation, this is at .

The photomontage of a syntype major worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0906608.

The photomontage of a syntype minor worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0906609.

The photomontage of a "Cap" minor worker in the Vienna Museum but labelled Pheidole capensis is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0922191.

The photomontage of the type major worker of modestior is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0913286.

The photomontage of a non-type minor worker of modestior is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0901308.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Pheidole aspera B Taylor det.

South Africa Peter Hlavác

6.ii.2004 Dragensberge 29°07.7' S 29°25.3' E

Kwazulu, Natal, Dragensberge (Injiauti NP), S  E ; 1500 m

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The photomontages are of specimens from Kwazulu, Natal, South Africa, Dragensberge (Injiauti NP); collector Peter Hlavác.