Pheidole roberti

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India, Pakistan. Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 *  roberti. Pheidole roberti Forel, 1902c: 183 (s.), 198 (w.) INDIA. [Also described as new by Forel, 1902f: 545.]

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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