Pheidole ensifera Forel, 1897d: 197 (s.w.) MADAGASCAR. Malagasy.

Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype major worker (by designation of Salata & Fisher, 2020a: 73). Primary type locality: lectotype Madagascar: Nossi-Bé (A. Voeltzkow). Primary type depository: MHNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0101780 (lectotype, top specimen). Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 7 paralectotype major workers, 4 paralectotype minor workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0810540 (bottom specimen on same pin as lectotype), CASENT0101650, CASENT0923207, CASENT0923208, CASENT0923209.