Pheidole crassinoda

Known from woodland habitats and sugar cane. Nests have been found in a clay bank and under a log, with other collections from various ground sampling methods.

Identification
A member of the speculifera species group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda.

Nomenclature

 *  crassinoda. Pheidole crassinoda Emery, 1895h: 32 (s.w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Mayr, 1907b: 12 (q.m.). [P. crassinoda Forel, 1894b: 94. Nomen nudum, attributed to Emery.] Current subspecies: nominal plus pluto, ruspolii, sordidula.