Pheidole corticicola

In Benin, Taylor et al. (2018) collected this species on Terminalia laxiflora, running on the ground and on mango (Mangifera indica) trees.

Distribution
Reported from Angola (Santschi, 1937), Guinea and Ivory Coast (Bernard, 1952).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Benin, Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast.

Nomenclature

 *  corticicola. Pheidole minima st. corticicola Santschi, 1910c: 366 (s.w.q.m.) CONGO. Raised to species: Santschi, 1937d: 219.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Bernard F. 1953. La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mt Nimba. XI. Hyménoptères Formicidae. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire 19: 165-270.
 * Santschi F. 1910. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 78: 349-400.
 * Santschi F. 1937. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola (2me voyage) 1932-1933. Fourmis angolaises. Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 44: 211-250.
 * Taylor B., N. Agoinon, A. Sinzogan, A. Adandonon, Y. N'Da Kouagou, S. Bello, R. Wargui, F. Anato, I. Ouagoussounon, H. Houngbo, S. Tchibozo, R. Todjhounde, and J. F. Vayssieres. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 006–029.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004