| Authorship | Wheeler, 1928c: 11 | 
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| Forms | s.w.q. | 
| Bioregion | Indomalaya | 
| Locality | CHINA (Hong Kong) | 
| Primary type information | Primary type material: lectotype major worker (by designation of Eguchi, 2001a: 23). Primary type locality: lectotype China: Hong Kong (F. Silvestri). Primary type depository: MCZC. | 
| Secondary type information | Secondary type material: 2 paralectotype major workers, 2 paralectotype minor workers, 2 paralectotype queens. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MCZC. | 
| Type notes | Original description cites 3 major worker, 10 minor worker, 4 queen syntypes. | 
| Pheidole hongkongensis | Species | Valid | |
| Pheidole rinae hongkongensis | Subspecies | Obsolete combination an obsolete combination of Pheidole hongkongensis Wheeler, 1928 | Original combination |