Pheidole nodus

Distribution
This taxon was described from Japan.

Nomenclature

 *  noda. Pheidole nodus Smith, F. 1874: 407 (s.) JAPAN. Forel, 1900e: 268 (w.); Wheeler, W.M. 1906c: 309 (q.); Ogata, 1982: 196 (m.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1953b: 75 (l.); Imai & Kubota, 1972: 197 (k.); Imai & Kubota, 1975: 391 (k.). Senior synonym of micantiventris, praevexata, rhombinoda: Yasumatsu, 1962: 96; of treubi: Eguchi, 2001a: 18; of flebilis, formosensis, stella, taprobanae (unresolved junior homonym) and material of the unavailable name gratiosa referred here: Eguchi, 2008: 59.
 * rhombinoda. Pheidole rhombinoda Mayr, 1879: 678 (s.) INDIA. Bingham, 1903: 251 (q.). Subspecies of noda: Wheeler, W.M. 1929f: 3; Santschi, 1937h: 371. Junior synonym of noda: Yasumatsu, 1962: 96. [Misspelled as rhomboida by Santschi, 1925f: 83.]
 * micantiventris. Pheidole rhombinoda var. micantiventris Mayr, 1897: 427 (s.) SRI LANKA. Junior synonym of noda: Yasumatsu, 1962: 96.
 * taprobanae. Pheidole rhombinoda var. taprobanae Forel, 1902c: 178 (s.), 195 (w.) SRI LANKA. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of taprobanae Smith, F. 1858b: 175, above.] [Also described as new by Forel, 1902f: 544.] Subspecies of rhombinoda: Forel, 1913e: 662; of noda: Santschi, 1937h: 371. Junior synonym of noda: Eguchi, 2008: 59.
 * treubi. Pheidole treubi Forel, 1905c: 19 (s.q.) INDONESIA (Java). Junior synonym of noda: Eguchi, 2001a: 18.
 * stella. Pheidole rhombinoda subsp. stella Forel, 1911d: 380 (s.) INDIA. Subspecies of noda: Wheeler, W.M. 1929f: 3. Junior synonym of noda: Eguchi, 2008: 59.
 * formosensis. Pheidole rhombinoda var. formosensis Forel, 1913f: 193 (s.w.q.m.) TAIWAN. Subspecies of noda: Santschi, 1937h: 370. Junior synonym of noda: Eguchi, 2008: 59.
 * praevexata. Pheidole nodus var. praevexata Wheeler, W.M. 1929f: 3 (s.w.q.) JAPAN. Junior synonym of noda: Yasumatsu, 1962: 96.
 * flebilis. Pheidole nodus var. flebilis Santschi, 1937h: 370 (s.w.) TAIWAN. Junior synonym of noda: Eguchi, 2008: 59.