Protonym: Pheidole megacephala var. picata
Authorship Forel, 1891c: 178
Forms s.w.
Bioregion Malagasy
Locality MADAGASCAR
Primary type information Primary type material: lectotype major worker (by designation of Salata & Fisher, 2022: 18). Primary type locality: lectotype Madagascar: Antananarivo (P. Camboué). Primary type depository: MHNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0101971 (lectotype).
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype major worker, 3 paralectotype minor workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0101767, CASENT0101755.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Pheidole megacephala picata Subspecies Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Pheidole picata Forel, 1891
Original combination
Pheidole picata Species Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Pheidole spinosa Forel, 1891