Pheidole katonae

Identification
A member of the excellens species group.

Collingwood and Agosti (1996) - SI 0.5, HW/PPW O.313. The head shape of the large workers is similar to that of Pheidole sculpturata but the reduced head sculpture and less abundant oblique appendage pubescence justify specific distinction.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia, United Republic of Tanzania.

Nomenclature

 *  katonae. Pheidole sculpturata subsp. katonae Forel, 1907a: 21 (w.) TANZANIA. Raised to species: Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 323.