• Lectotype designation: Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 322.
• Ogata, 1982: 197 (m.)
• Status as species: Roger, 1863b: 31; Mayr, 1863a: 440; Smith, 1871a: 332; Mayr, 1886c: 361; Dalla Torre, 1893: 90; Emery, 1922c: 97; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 141; Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 45; Taylor, 1967b: 1094; Ogata, 1982: 197; Ogata, 1991b: 93; Morisita et al., 1992: 24; Dlussky, 1994a: 54; Bolton, 1995b: 321; Wu & Wang, 1995a: 104; Zhou & Zheng, 1999: 84 (in key); Zhou, 2001a: 130; Eguchi, 2001b: 53 (redescription) ; Wetterer, 2002: 129; Zhang & Zheng, 2002: 219; Imai et al., 2003: 160; Lin & Wu, 2003: 65; Wetterer & Vargo, 2003: 417; Eguchi, 2004: 197; Jaitrong & Nabhitabhata, 2005: 33; Ward, 2005: 66; Clouse, 2007b: 240; Eguchi, 2008: 24 (redescription); Terayama, 2009: 172 (in key); Pfeiffer et al., 2011: 48; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 49; Sarnat & Economo, 2012: 97; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 322 (redescription); Ramage, 2014: 172; Sarnat et al., 2015: 38 (redescription); Bharti et al., 2016: 42; Yamane & Hosoishi, 2020: 41; Dias et al., 2020: 81; Khachonpisitsak et al., 2020: 109; Wang et al., 2022: 91.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole amia: Lin & Wu, 2003: 65; Eguchi, 2004: 197; Eguchi, 2008: 24; Terayama, 2009: 170; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 322; Sarnat et al., 2015: 39.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole nodus azumai: Eguchi, 2004: 198; Eguchi, 2008: 24; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 323; Sarnat et al., 2015: 39.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole cavannae: Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 45; Bolton, 1995b: 321; Zhou, 2001a: 130; Eguchi, 2004: 197; Eguchi, 2008: 24; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 322; Sarnat et al., 2015: 39.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole javana desucta: Eguchi, 2001b: 53; Eguchi, 2004: 197; Eguchi, 2008: 24; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 322; Sarnat et al., 2015: 39.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole javana dharmsalana: Eguchi, 2004: 198; Eguchi, 2008: 24; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 322; Sarnat et al., 2015: 39.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole javana dolenda: Lin & Wu, 2003: 65; Eguchi, 2004: 198; Eguchi, 2008: 24; Terayama, 2009: 170; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 322; Sarnat et al., 2015: 39.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole javana: Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 45; Ogata, 1982: 197; Bolton, 1995b: 321; Eguchi, 2001b: 53; Zhou, 2001a: 130; Eguchi, 2004: 197; Eguchi, 2008: 24; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 322; Sarnat et al., 2015: 38.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole oceanica nigriscapa: Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 45; Bolton, 1995b: 321; Eguchi, 2001b: 53; Zhou, 2001a: 130; Eguchi, 2004: 197; Eguchi, 2008: 24; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 322; Sarnat et al., 2015: 39.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole pungens: Eguchi, 2004: 198; Eguchi, 2008: 24; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 322; Sarnat et al., 2015: 38.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole javana soror: Lin & Wu, 2003: 65; Eguchi, 2004: 198; Eguchi, 2008: 24; Terayama, 2009: 170; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 322; Sarnat et al., 2015: 39.
• Material of the unavailable name Pheidole oceanica nigriscapa tahitiana referred here by Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 45; Bolton, 1995b: 321; Eguchi, 2001b: 53; Eguchi, 2008: 24; Sarnat et al., 2015: 39.

Junior synonyms

• Pheidole amia Forel, 1912
• Pheidole cavannae Emery, 1887
• Pheidole javana Mayr, 1867
• Pheidole javana desucta Wheeler, 1929
• Pheidole javana dharmsalana Forel, 1902
• Pheidole javana dolenda Forel, 1912
• Pheidole javana soror Santschi, 1937
• Pheidole nodus azumai Santschi, 1941
• Pheidole oceanica nigriscapa Santschi, 1928
• Pheidole pungens (Smith, 1861)
  Obsolete combination(s): Pheidologeton pungens, Solenopsis pungens, Carebara pungens

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