Pheidole sexspinosa

Distribution
This taxon was described from Tuvalu. It is also found in Vanuatu, Samoa, Niue, Palau, Micronesia (Federated States of), Tokelau, Wallis and Futuna Islands and French Polynesia.

Nomenclature

 *  sexspinosa. Pheidole sexspinosa Mayr, 1870b: 977 (s.w.) TUVALU. Combination in P. (Pheidolacanthinus): Mann, 1919: 307. Senior synonym of adamsoni: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 52. Current subspecies: nominal plus biroi, fuscescens.
 * adamsoni. Pheidole (Pheidolacanthinus) sexspinosa subsp. adamsoni Wheeler, W.M. 1932c: 157 (s.w.q.m.) FRENCH POLYNESIA (Marquesas Is). Junior synonym of sexspinosa: Wilson & Taylor, 1967: 52.