Pheidole sculpturata

Identification
A member of the excellens species group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates. Palaearctic Region: Iran, Oman.

Nomenclature

 *  sculpturata. Pheidole sculpturata Mayr, 1866b: 897 (s.) SOUTH AFRICA. Emery, 1895h: 31 (w.). Current subspecies: nominal plus areolata, berthoudi, dignata, particeps, rhodesiana, welgelegenensis, zambesiana. See also: Arnold, 1920a: 462.