Pheidole spathifera

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand. Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 *  spathifera. Pheidole spathifera Forel, 1902c: 168 (s.), 187 (w.q.m.) INDIA. [Also describrd as new by Forel, 1902f: 539.] Current subspecies: nominal plus aspatha, yerburyi.

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