Protonym: Pheidole plagiaria
Authorship Smith, 1860b: 112
Forms s.w.
Bioregion Australasia
Locality INDONESIA (Bacan)
Primary type information Primary type material: 3 syntype major workers, 3 syntype minor workers (on three cards). Primary type locality: Indonesia: Bachian (= Bacan I.), “Bac.”, “Bac. 26”, and “Bac. 35” (A.R. Wallace). Primary type depository: OXUM.
Type notes 1) Donisthorpe, 1932c: 464, cites 1 major worker, 1 minor worker in OXUM. 2) Bolton (unpublished notes) 1978, cites 3 major worker, 3 minor worker syntypes in OXUM, on 3 cards (Card 1: 1s, 1w labelled “Bac.” with Smith’s original label plus Donisthorpe det. labels. Card 2: 2s labelled “Bac. 26.” with Smith det. label “plagiaria”. Card 3: 2w labelled “Bac. 35.” with Smith det. label “plagiaria”.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Pheidole plagiaria Species Valid Original combination