Pheidole chalca Wheeler, 1914 valid
Pheidole chalca Wheeler, 1914c: 44 (s.w.q.) MEXICO (Hidalgo). Neotropic.
Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype major worker (by designation of Wilson, 2003a: 396). Primary type locality: lectotype Mexico: Hidalgo, Guerrero Mill, 1913 (W.M. Mann). Primary type depository: MCZC. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype minor worker. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MCZC. Type notes: Original description cites majors, minors and queens: “numerous specimens taken from many colonies”.
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