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Pheidole megacephala in life
In life — African Big-headed Ant, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Jake Nitta, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jake Nitta
BPBM 76995Entomology

Pheidole megacephala

African Big-headed Ant

As recorded: Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Formicidae

Collected by
Perkins, R. C. L.
Date
March 1, 1892
Locality
Koolau Range
Record type
Preserved specimen
541 Bishop specimens of Pheidole megacephala · collected 1892–1999Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 1, 1892, Perkins, R. C. L. also collected 22 other specimens.

Cite this specimen

Pheidole megacephala. BPBM 76995. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37988373. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/76995.

Record sources

Data-quality notes from GBIF

  • Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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