Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) barumtaun Donisthorpe, 1938a: 141, figs. 1, 2 (s.w.m.) NEW GUINEA (Indonesia). Australasia.

Primary type information: Primary type material: 8 syntype major workers, syntype minor workers (number not stated), 4 syntype males. Primary type locality: Indonesia: Irian Jaya (“Dutch New Guinea”), Cyclops Mts, Mt Lina, 3500-4500 ft, iii.1936 (L.E. Cheesman). Primary type depository: BMNH.