The Ants of Africa
Genus Pheidole
Pheidole katonae Forel

capensis-group - Major postpetiole much wider than long, with elongated lateral processes, head widest posteriorly

{Pheidole katonae soldier}

Pheidole katonae Forel

Major - return to key Minor - return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Tanzania (Pheidole sculpturata Mayr subsp. Katonae n. subsp., Forel, 1907a: 21, minor; Menozzi & Consani, 1952: 62, major - not listed in Bolton, 1995; nor by Collingwood, 1985, Collingwood & Agosti, 1996); soldier and worker described .

Forel's (1907a) description is at {original description}. Menozzi & Consani's (1952) description of the soldier is at {original description}.

Collingwood (1985), describing specimens from Saudi Arabia, provided the illustration, right, of the pedicel dorsum. He noted postpetiole wider than long, distinctly dentate at widest point, promesonotal outline broken by a distinct mesonotal ridge, funiculus segments 2, 3 & 4 longer than broad; specimens with major HW 2.2 - 3.0 mm; large heads slightly longer than wide, clear red with longitudinal striae fading out on the occiput. Found nesting under a stone and as individual foragers. Later, Collingwood & Agosti (1996) separated katonae as a separate species, in which the appendages have decumbent pubescence and the head sculpturation is weak and stated the earlier reference to Pheidole sculpturata was an error.
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