Protonym: Pheidole punctulata r. gietleni
Authorship Forel, 1905e: 164
Forms s.w.
Bioregion Malagasy
Locality MADAGASCAR
Primary type information Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Salata & Fisher, 2022: 19). Primary type locality: lectotype Madagascar: Fianarantsoa (Gietlen). Primary type depository: MHNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0103296 (lectotype; top specimen on pin).
Secondary type information Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype major worker, 2 paralectotype minor workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0103297 (bottom specimen on pin), CASENT0103307, CASENT0103308.
Taxa belonging to this protonym
Pheidole picata gietleni Subspecies Synonym
junior synonym of current valid taxon Pheidole spinosa Forel, 1891
Pheidole punctulata gietleni Subspecies Obsolete combination
an obsolete combination of Pheidole picata gietleni Forel, 1905
Original combination