The Ants of Africa
Genus Pheidole
Pheidole victoris Forel

rugaticeps group - major postpetiole scarcely or not wider than long, rounded or at most slightly angled at sides

Pheidole victoris Forel

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Zimbabwe (Pheidole Victoris n. sp., Forel, 1913a: 127, major & minor) Malindi, Arnold; major & minor described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Forel's (1913a) description is at {original description}. Arnold (1920a: 430) gave a translation, this is at {original description}.

{Pheidole victoris majorThe photomontage of the type major worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0907837.

{Pheidole victoris minorThe photomontage of a cotype minor worker is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0904218.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Pheidole victoris
B Taylor det.

 Namibia
D J Mann
OUMNH-2006-093

 15.xii.1999
Caprivi Park
17°46'56" S
23°16'31" E
 Immelmann runway, 4 km W
Dead millipede baited PF trap
coll. Mann & Marais
 6
 {album}

{Pheidole victoris mninor major}

The photomontages are of minor workers from Namibia, collector D J Mann (OUMNH-2006-093)

{Pheidole victoris minor}
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