Pheidole plagiaria

Distribution
This taxon was described from Indonesia (Batjan Island). It is also found in Philippines, Myanmar, Thailand and Borneo.

Nomenclature

 *  plagiaria. Pheidole plagiaria Smith, F. 1860b: 112 (s.w.) INDONESIA (Batjan I.). Senior synonym of divergens: Mayr, 1879: 675 (in key); of yomensis: Eguchi, 2008: 73. Current subspecies: nominal plus moica, palawanica, rectilineata. See also: Eguchi, 2001b: 88.
 * divergens. Pheidole divergens Mayr, 1867a: 97 (s.w.q.m.) INDONESIA. Junior synonym of plagiaria: Mayr, 1879: 675 (in key).
 * yomensis. Pheidole peguensis r. yomensis Forel, 1903c: 253 (s.) MYANMAR. Junior synonym of plagiaria: Eguchi, 2008: 73.

Three major worker and three minor worker syntypes in. Arranged on three cards as follows:
 * Card 1. 1 major and 1 minor, labelled “Bac.” With Smith’s original label plus Donisthorpe det. labels.
 * Card 2. 2 majors, labelled “Bac. 26.” With Smith det. label “plagiaria.”
 * Card 3. 2 minors, labelled “Bac. 35.” With Smith det. label “plagiaria.”