Species: Pheidole cephalica

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Pheidole vorax

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2023)

Pheidole cephalica Smith, 1858a PDF: 177, pl. 9, figs. 21-23 (s.w.) BRAZIL (Amazonas). Neotropic. Primary type information: Primary type material: syntype major worker(s), syntype minor worker(s) (numbers not stated). Primary type locality: Brazil: Tunantins (Bates). Primary type depository: BMNH. AntCat AntWiki

Taxonomic history

Status as species: Roger, 1863b PDF: 31; Mayr, 1863a PDF: 440; Mayr, 1886c PDF: 361; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 89; Forel, 1895b PDF: 127; Emery, 1922c PDF: 109; Borgmeier, 1927c PDF: 79; Kempf, 1965 PDF: 183; Kempf, 1972b PDF: 188; Bolton, 1995b: 319; Wilson, 2003a: 674 (redescription); LaPolla & Cover, 2005 PDF: 371.

Junior synonym of Pheidole vorax: Longino, 2009 PDF: 85

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Distribution:

Geographic regions: Not found on any curated Geolocale/Taxon lists.

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Scientific Name	Status	Publication	Pages	ModsID	GoogleMaps
Pheidole cephalica		Wilson, E. O., 2003, Pheidole in the New World. A dominant, hyperdiverse ant genus., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. -1--1: 674, (download)	674	20017
Pheidole cephalica		Smith, F., 1858, Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae., London: British Museum, pp. -1--1: 177, (download)	177	8127

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