# Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)

Else, George R., Bolton, Barry & Broad, Gavin R., 2016, Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - aculeates (Apoidea, Chrysidoidea and Vespoidea), Biodiversity Data Journal 4, pp. 8050-8050 : 8050

# Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)

Formica megacephala Fabricius, 1793

edax ( Forskål, 1775, Formica )

trinodis (Losana, 1834, Myrmica )

pusilla (Heer, 1852, Oecophthora )

laevigata (Smith, 1855, Myrmica )

agilis (Smith, 1857, Myrmica )

testacea (Smith, 1858, Atta )

janus Smith, 1858

suspiciosa (Smith, 1859, Myrmica )

laevigata Mayr, 1862

perniciosa ( Gerstäcker, 1862, Oecophthora )

picata Forel, 1891

scabrior Forel, 1891

gietleni Forel, 1905

bernhardae Emery, 1915

Notes

A tramp species, in the past regarded as a proper introduction in Britain but no established colonies have been reported in the period 1970-present. On a world-wide scale its importance as a tramp species seems to be diminishing. The origin of megacephala is certainly Afrotropical as it is a member of a large and successful species group that is otherwise confined to that region.