The Ants of Africa
Genus Pheidologeton
Pheidologeton kunensis (Santschi) Ettershank
{Pheidologeton kunensis}

Pheidologeton kunensis (Santschi) Ettershank

return to key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Namibia (Pheidologeton arnoldi n. sp., Santschi, 1928f: 198, illustrated, soldier, worker & queen; replacement name Ettershank, 1966: 119); soldier, worker & queen only described (see Bolton, 1995) .

Santschi's (1928f) description is at {original description} and {original description}.


Ettershank (1966: 118-9) gave a global list of Pheidologeton species. This included - "kunensis, nom. nov. pro Pheidologeton arnoldi Santschi, 1928d: p. 198, nec Forel, 1914d, p 242 (see under Oligomyrmex). S. W. Africa". The Forel reference was to "Pheidologeton perpusillum Em. r . Arnoldi n.st." that now is Oligomyrmex perpusillus subspecies arnoldianus.

{Pheidologeton kunensis major}The photomontage of a soldier, from Namibia is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0005919
Collection Information: Specimen Code CASENT0005919 Locality Namibia: Kaokoland: Outjo; 19°24'36"N 014°38'00"E 200 m; Collection codes: BLF01769; Date: 26 Jul 1998; Collected by: B.L.Fisher; Method: EL12 ground forager(s); Habitat: savannah woodland ;
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