Pheidole clavata (Emery)

Type location Eritrea (Aphaenogaster clavata n. sp., Emery, 1877b: 372, minor; combination in Pheidole by Emery, 1892a: 114); minor only described (see Bolton, 1995)

major worker added here .

Emery's (1877b) description is at .

The photomontage of the type minor worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0904222.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Pheidole clavata B Taylor det.

Ethiopia Serge Guiraud

13.i.2010 Yabelo 04°53' N 38°05' E

1857 m; 9 h hand collected major & minor workers

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The photomontage is of a major worker from Ethiopia, collector Serge Guiraud.

TL 9.5 mm, HL 3.8 mm; head with fine longitudinal striation; mesonotal welt only moderately developed; postpetiole about three times as wide as long, from above lateral processes narrow but not distinctly curved backwards; legs and antennae clothed with erect pubescence; general colour no more than dark red, gaster and legs more orange

The photomontage is of a minor worker from Ethiopia; collector Serge Guiraud.