The Ants of Africa
Genus Pheidole
Pheidole buchholzi Mayr

buchholzi-group - head ovoid, widest at mid-point of length

Pheidole buchholzi Mayr

Soldier - return to key Minor - return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Cameroun (Mayr, 1901a: 276, soldier & worker; Santschi, 1914d: 336, queen [not in Bolton, 1995]; Forel, 1916: 413, queen) collected at Mungo River byR. Buchholz; soldier, worker and queen described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Mayr's (1901a) description of the soldier is at {original description} and of the minor is at {original description}. Santschi's (1914d) description of the queen is at {original description}

Wheeler (1922) had other Cameroun records from Victoria (F. Silvestri) and an unknown location (L. von Muralt); also from Zaïre. Santschi (1935) also saw 1 soldier and 8 workers from Mongede, Zaïre.

Bernard (1952) recorded it from the Mt. Nimba, Guinea, surveys; several workers from station B8-10, 1250 m; also from Yanlé, Nion 700 m, forest at 1000-1200 m, crest at 1300 m.

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