The Ants of Africa
Genus Pheidole
Pheidole aeberlii Forel

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

{Pheidole aeberlii}

Pheidole aeberlii Forel

Major - return to key Minor - return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Senegal (Forel, 1894b: 91, major, minor & male) collected in "Upper Senegal"; major, minor & male described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Forel's (1894b) description is at {original description}.

Note: With fresh specimens, I have raised the former variety (subspecies of Bolton, 1995) Pheidole erythraea to full species status. For distinguishing characters see that species page and the keys.

Wheeler (1922) listed a second Senegal finding at Thiès (F. Silvestri) and noted it from Sudan (Omdurman, I Trägårdh). The latter perhaps was P. erythraea.

Clearly a savannah species.

Santschi (1930a) gave a drawing of the heads of the soldier and worker (right).

{Pheidole aeberlii minor}The photomontage is of one of two specimens from Gambia, Abuko Nature Reserve, 13°23'41" N 016°38'41" W, collected by Roy W Goff, 02.xii.2009. Other images can be seen in the folder at - {original description}

{Pheidole aeberlii minor}The photomontage is of a minor specimen from Ghana, collector Sky Stephens. Other images can be seen in the folder at - {original description}

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