Pheidole rugosula

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia, New Zealand.

Nomenclature

 * . Pheidole variabilis var. rugosula Forel, 1902h: 423 (s.w.) AUSTRALIA.
 * Subspecies of variabilis: Emery, 1922e: 97; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 79; Bolton, 1995b: 329.
 * Status as species: Berry, et al. 1997: 29; Don, 2007: 131; Sarnat, et al. 2015: 70 (redescription).
 * bombalensis. Pheidole proxima subsp. bombalensis Forel, 1910b: 43 (s.w.) AUSTRALIA.
 * Raised to species: Clark, 1929: 121.
 * Junior synonym of rugosula: Heterick, 2021: 19.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Taylor R. W. 1987. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41: 1-92.
 * Taylor R. W., and D. R. Brown. 1985. Formicoidea. Zoological Catalogue of Australia 2: 1-149.