BPBM 77310Entomology

Pheidole megacephala

African Big-headed Ant

As recorded: Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Hymenoptera › Formicidae

Collected by: Fullaway, D. T.
Date: April 1, 1923
Locality: Sand Island
Record type: Preserved specimen

541 Bishop specimens of Pheidole megacephala · collected 1892–1999Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 1, 1923, Fullaway, D. T. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Pheidole megacephala observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,926 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

SW 102nd Ave, Miami, FL, US

(c) littlespecimen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Lord St, Highgate, WA, AU

(c) simon_hehir, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Armstrong Rd, Cannon Hill, QLD, AU

(c) Myrmecology Books - Jwyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Fairway After Myers St, Crawley WA 6009, Australia

(c) lakesideview, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

W Mullen Ave, Tampa, FL, US

(c) askafidas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15

W Del Webb Blvd, Sun City Center, FL, US

(c) Connor Gordon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Pheidole megacephala. BPBM 77310. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37987785. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/77310.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 37987785 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Coordinates recorded as 0, 0

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