• [Misspelled as nodns by Teranishi, 1940: 47.]
• Forel, 1900h: 268 (w.); Wheeler, 1906h: 309 (q.); Ogata, 1982: 196 (m.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1953b: 75 (l.); Imai & Kubota, 1972: 197 (k.); Imai & Kubota, 1975: 391 (k.).
• Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 93; Forel, 1900h: 268; Wheeler, 1906h: 307 (redescription); Yano, 1910a: 419; Emery, 1921c: 92; Wheeler, 1928d: 107; Wheeler, 1929g: 3; Teranishi, 1940: 41; Azuma, 1950a: 34; Azuma, 1951: 87; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 146; Azuma, 1953: 2; Azuma, 1955: 79; Yasumatsu, 1962: 96; Azuma, 1977a: 113; Onoyama, 1980a: 197; Ogata, 1982: 196; Ogata, 1991b: 93; Wang, 1992: 679; Wu & Wang, 1992c: 1305; Morisita et al., 1992: 24; Bolton, 1995b: 326; Wu & Wang, 1995a: 103; Tang et al., 1995: 58; Zhou & Zheng, 1999: 84 (in key); Zhou, 2001a: 128; Park & Kim, 2000a: 110; Eguchi, 2001a: 18; Zhang & Zheng, 2002: 219; Imai et al., 2003: 158; Lin & Wu, 2003: 65; Jaitrong & Nabhitabhata, 2005: 34; Zhou, 2006: 584; Eguchi, 2008: 59 (redescription); Terayama, 2009: 172 (in key); Mohanraj et al., 2010: 7; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 50; Sarnat et al., 2015: 60 (redescription); Bharti et al., 2016: 42; Dias et al., 2020: 84; Yamane & Hosoishi, 2020: 46; Khachonpisitsak et al., 2020: 112.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole nodus flebilis: Lin & Wu, 2003: 65; Eguchi, 2008: 59; Terayama, 2009: 170; Sarnat et al., 2015: 60.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole rhombinoda formosensis: Eguchi, 2008: 59; Sarnat et al., 2015: 60.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole rhombinoda micantiventris: Yasumatsu, 1962: 96; Ogata, 1982: 196; Bolton, 1995b: 326; Zhou, 2001a: 128; Sarnat et al., 2015: 60.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole nodus praevexata: Yasumatsu, 1962: 96; Onoyama, 1980a: 197; Ogata, 1982: 196; Bolton, 1995b: 326; Zhou, 2001a: 128; Imai et al., 2003: 158; Sarnat et al., 2015: 60.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole nodus rhombinoda: Yasumatsu, 1962: 96; Ogata, 1982: 196; Bolton, 1995b: 326; Zhou, 2001a: 128; Eguchi, 2008: 59; Sarnat et al., 2015: 60.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole rhombinoda stella: Eguchi, 2008: 59; Sarnat et al., 2015: 60.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole rhombinoda taprobanae Forel, 1902c: Eguchi, 2008: 59; Sarnat et al., 2015: 60.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole treubi: Eguchi, 2001a: 18; Eguchi, 2008: 59; Sarnat et al., 2015: 60.
• Material of the unavailable name Pheidole nodus rhombinoda gratiosa referred here by Eguchi, 2008: 59; Sarnat et al., 2015: 60.

Junior synonyms

• Pheidole nodus flebilis Santschi, 1937
• Pheidole nodus praevexata Wheeler, 1929
• Pheidole nodus rhombinoda Mayr, 1879
  Obsolete combination(s): Pheidole rhombinoda
• Pheidole rhombinoda formosensis Forel, 1913
• Pheidole rhombinoda micantiventris Mayr, 1897
• Pheidole rhombinoda stella Forel, 1911
• Pheidole rhombinoda taprobanae Forel, 1902
• Pheidole treubi Forel, 1905

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