MCZ Entomology 520410

Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)

Date Collected:

2013-04-15

Africa: Mozambique: Sofala: Gorongosa | Gorongosa National Park, intersection of Road #3 and Road #6

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ent:520410 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Hymenoptera Apocrita Aculeata Formicoidea Formicidae Myrmicinae
Common Name(s): bigheaded ant
Determiner: Patrick McCormack on 2013-11-20
Nature of ID: expert ID

  • None

  • field number: WP 097

Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (pointed) good in collection 1 History
caste = worker  

  • None

  • None

  • None

  • None

  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Mozambique
  • State/Province:
  • Sofala
  • County:
  • Gorongosa
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • https://sws.geonames.org/1045789 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • Gorongosa National Park, intersection of Road #3 and Road #6
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • MOZAMBIQUE: Sofala , Gorongosa National Park, Intersection with roads #3 and #6, 24 m
  • Verbatim Coordinates:
  • 18°55'47.9''S, 34°24'56.4''E
  • Elevation:
  • 24 m
  • Habitat Description:
  • small forest
  • Microhabitat:
  • leaf litter on ground
  • Locality Remarks:
  • vial 0468, 0469, 0477
  • Georeference:
  • -18.929972°, 34.4156666° (Error radius: Not Specified) By: Gary D. Alpert on 2013-04-15 (Source: Specimen label)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • deg. min. sec. (18° 55′ 48″ S  34° 24′ 56″ E)
  • Verbatim Coordinates:
  • 18°55'47.9''S, 34°24'56.4''E
  • Collecting Method:
  • general collecting, Davis sifter
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 2013-04-15
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 15.iv.2013
  • Collector:
  • Gary D. Alpertlinked data icon

  • None

  • None

  • [Masked]

  • None
➤