Pheidole sculpturata

Identification
A member of the excellens species group.

Distribution
This taxon was described from South Africa. It is also found in Namibia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Iran, Kenya, Oman and United Arab Emirates.

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.