The Ants of Africa
Genus Pheidole
Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr

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

Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr

Major - return to key Minor - return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location South Africa (Mayr, 1901b: 10, major & minor; Arnold, 1920a: 430, queen); subspecies bothae (Pheidole Foreli Mayr r. Bothae n. st., Forel, 1901h: 62, major & minor; race of tenuinodis, Santschi, 1914e: 22, queen, record not description) from South Africa, robusta (Pheidole tenuinodis Mayr var. robusta n. var.Stitz, 1923: 154, all forms) from Namibia, and sipapomae (Pheidole tenuinodis, Mayr, var. sipapomae, n. v., Arnold, 1920a: 430, major & minor) from Zimbabwe; major, minor and queen described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Mayr's (1901b) description is at {original description}. Arnold's (1920a) translation and description of the queen is at {original description}. Forel's (1901h) description of bothae is at {original description}. Arnold's (1920a) description of sipapomae is at {original description}. Stitz's (1923) description of robusta is at {original description}.


{Pheidole tenuinodis minor} The photomontage is of a minor from Gabon, Pongara National Park; Gabon 31; 26.v.2006; N 0°03.195' E 9°23.058'; degraded forest and under closed canopy; collector S Latour; also others collected by Yves Braet, 2006. A somewhat speculative identification. Other images can be seen in the folders at - {original description}, {original description}, {original description}, {original description} and {original description}


{Pheidole tenuinodis minor}The photomontage is of a specimen from Congo, Brazzaville, t 1.11, pitfall trapped by Yves Braet & Eric Zassi, 19.viii.2007.

Other images can be seen in the folder at - Congo - t 1.2 {original description}.

Other workers from Congo - Réserve de Lésio-Louna, collected by Eric Zassi at S 03°20'12.0" E 015°28'43.6"; n sp 44; pitfall trap 14, t 1; 4-5.ii.2008; Village Mah; - can be seen in the folders at - {original description} and, S 03°21'23.1" E 015°29'51.2"; n sp 66; pitfall trap 12, t 3; 6-7.ii.2008; Village Mah; {original description}

Images of minors from the Central African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha National Park; Camp 3, 02°50’01.8" N 16°08’13.7" E 375m; 20.ii.2005; collector Philippe Annoyercan be seen in the folders at - {original description} and {original description}.

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