The Ants of Africa
Genus Pheidole
Pheidole occipitalis André

speculifera-group - head with convex sides but distinctly widest posteriorly

{Pheidole occipitalis minor}

Pheidole occipitalis André

Soldier - return to key Minor - return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Sierra Leone (André, 1890: 321, soldier & worker) collector Mocquerys; subspecies adami (Santschi, 1939f: 161, worker) and neutralis (Santschi, 1914d: 336, soldier & worker) from Guinea, collected at Camayenne by F. Silvestri; soldier and worker described (see Bolton, 1995) .

André's (1890) description is at {original description}. Santschi's (1914d) description of neutralis is at {original description}. Santschi's (1939f) description of adami is at {original description}.

The photomontage is of a minor from Ghana, collected by Sky Stephens. Other images can be seen in the folders at - {original description} and {original description}.

Images of specimens from Gabon, Pongara National Park; Gabon 21. 16.vii.2006; Savane Pointe Denis; 0°19.905' N 9°20.188' E; pitfalls alongside the beach; collector L Volait & L V Guieu; can be seen in the folders at - {original description} and {original description}.

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