Pheidole pallidula obscura

Pheidole pallidula obscura
Scientific classification (junior synonym of Pheidole pallidula)
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Attini
Genus:	Pheidole
Species:	Pheidole pallidula obscura; Santschi, 1936

This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Pheidole pallidula.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

emeryi. Pheidole pallidula var. emeryi Krausse, 1912a: 169 (s.w.) ITALY (Sardinia).
- [Junior primary homonym of Pheidole emeryi Mayr, 1887: 589.]
- Subspecies of pallidula: Emery, 1921f: 86.
- Replacement name: Pheidole pallidula var. obscura Santschi, 1936c: 200.
obscura. Pheidole pallidula var. obscura Santschi, 1936c: 200.
- Replacement name for Pheidole pallidula var. emeryi Krausse, 1912a: 169. [Junior primary homonym of Pheidole emeryi Mayr, 1887: 589.]
- Subspecies of pallidula: Bolton, 1995b: 326.
- Junior synonym of pallidula: Seifert, 2016b: 13.

Krausse, A. H. 1912b. Eine neue Ameisenform von Sardinien (Pheidole pallidula v. n. Emeryi m.). Int. Entomol. Z. 6: 169 (page 169, replacement name for emeryi)
Mayr, G. 1887. Südamerikanische Formiciden. Verh. K-K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 37: 511-632 (page 589, junior primary homonym of emeryi)
Santschi, F. 1936c. Liste et descriptions de fourmis du Maroc. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 16: 198-210 (page 200, replacement name)
Seifert, B. 2016b. Inconvenient hyperdiversity – the traditional concept of “Pheidole pallidula” includes four cryptic species. Soil Organisms 88: 1-17.