• Combination in Aphaenogaster: Emery, 1893m: 108.
• Combination in Pheidole: Emery, 1915k: 69.
• Status as species; Mayr, 1863a: 397; Dalla Torre, 1893: 108; Emery, 1922c: 98; Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 103; Brown, 1971b: 13; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 79; Taylor, 1987a: 54; Bolton, 1995b: 332; Berry et al., 1997: 27; Don, 2007: 134; Sarnat et al., 2015: 71 (redescription).
• Senior synonym of Pheidole dolichocephala: Brown, 1971b: 13; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 79; Taylor, 1987a: 55; Bolton, 1995b: 332; Sarnat et al., 2015: 71.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole ampla norfolkensis: Brown, 1971b: 13; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 79; Taylor, 1987a: 55; Bolton, 1995b: 332; Sarnat et al., 2015: 71.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole ampla parallela: Brown, 1971b: 13; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 79; Taylor, 1987a: 55; Bolton, 1995b: 332; Sarnat et al., 2015: 71.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole ampla yarrensis: Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 103; Brown, 1971b: 13; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 79; Taylor, 1987a: 55; Bolton, 1995b: 332; Sarnat et al., 2015: 71.

Junior synonyms

• Pheidole ampla norfolkensis Wheeler, 1927
• Pheidole ampla parallela Forel, 1902
• Pheidole ampla yarrensis Forel, 1902
• Pheidole dolichocephala André, 1896

Obsolete combinations

• Atta vigilans

Citations

• Berry, J. A.; Green, O. R.; Shattuck, S. O. 1997. Species of Pheidole Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) established in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 24:25-33. PDF
• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.
• Brown, W. L., Jr. 1971b. The identity and synonymy of Pheidole vigilans, a common ant of southeastern Australia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 10:13-14. PDF
• Dalla Torre, K. W. 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 289 pp. PDF
• Don, W. 2007. Ants of New Zealand. Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press, 239 pp.
• Emery, C. 1893m. [Untitled. Taxonomic changes in various genera attributed to Emery.]. Pp. 4-266 in: Dalla Torre, K. W. 1893. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Vol. 7. Formicidae (Heterogyna). Leipzig: W. Engelmann, 289 pp. PDF
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• Smith, F. 1858a. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. PDF
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