The Ants of Africa
Genus Pheidole
Pheidole schultzei Forel

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

{Pheidole schultzei} {Pheidole schultzei gwaaiensis}

Pheidole schultzei Forel

Major - return to key Minor - return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Botswana (Forel, 1910f: 1, illustrated - picture of nest structure, all forms); subspecies ebangana (Santschi, 1937d: 222, illustrated, minor) from Angola, gwaaiensis (Forel, 1913a: 129, major & minor; Arnold, 1920a: 129, queen & male) from Zimbabwe and woodvalensis (Arnold, 1960b: 45, illustrated, major & minor) from Zimbabwe; all forms described (see Bolton, 1995) .


Forel's (1910f) description is at {original description}. Arnold (1920a: 457) gave a translation, this is at {original description} Forel's (1913a) description of gwaaiensis is at {original description}. Arnold (1920a: 457) gave an illustrated translation of gwaaiensis, this is at {original description} and {original description}. Arnold's (1960b) description of woodvalensis is at {original description}.


{Pheidole schultzei type minor} The photomontage of a cotype minor of the type form is collated from The Smithsonian Institute images at http://ripley.si.edu/ent/nmnhtypedb/public/specimeninfopage.cfm?publicconsumption=1&typespecimenID=910.


{Pheidole schultzei ebangana minor}Santschi's (1937d) description of ebangana is at {original description}. The specimens shown below appear to be ebangana minors (note - ii.2009, I previously thought these might be saxicola. They have the darker colour and slightly longer propodeal spines described by Santschi.


{Pheidole schultzei ebangana minor}The photomontage is of a minor specimen form the Central African Republic; Dzanga-Sangha National Park, 02°48’20.5" N 16°06’14.0" E 350m, Camp 1; 20.02.2005, A vu 10h-16h aux abords du camp; collector Philippe Annoyer - {original description}.


{Pheidole schultzei ebangana minor}The photomontage is of a minor specimen from Gabon, Pongara National Park; 9.vi-26.vii.2006; pitfall traps under forest, botanic path; collected by Yves Braet. Other images can be seen in the folder at - {original description}.

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