Pheidole sculptior

Longino, J. T., 2009, Additions to the taxonomy of New World Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 2181, pp. 1-90 : 74

publication ID	22820
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F84E23F9-9FE9-4728-B51D-3078D6EDB7E2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6222890
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C73115A0-127E-C5F3-BDBF-BBD495FE3241
treatment provided by	Christiana
scientific name	Pheidole sculptior
status

Treatment

Pheidole sculptior HNS

Pheidole flavens r. sculptior Forel, 1893: 414 HNS . Lectotype major worker (here designated, as labeled by Wilson 2003) and associated paralectotype minor worker, queen: Antilles Islands, St. Vincent (H. H. Smith) [lectotype at MCZ] (lectotype examined). Wilson, 2003: 506: raised to species.

Pheidole tayrona Wilson, 2003: 518 HNS , figs. Holotype major worker and associated paratype minor worker: Colombia, Magdalena, Tayrona Park, Pueblito to S. park boundary, 1977 (C. Kugler) [ MCZ] (examined). New synonymy.

Comments

The types of P. sculptior HNS and P. tayrona HNS were directly compared and there is no substantial difference.