• Lectotype designation: Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 340.
• Bingham, 1903: 245 (q.)
• Status as species: Mayr, 1879: 674 (in key); Dalla Torre, 1893: 94; Emery, 1895m: 469; Forel, 1902c: 175 (in key); Forel, 1902g: 542; Rothney, 1903: 98; Bingham, 1903: 244; Emery, 1922c: 95; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 147; Bolton, 1995b: 327; Mathew & Tiwari, 2000: 316; Jaitrong & Nabhitabhata, 2005: 34; Eguchi et al., 2007: 261 (redescription); Eguchi, 2008: 66 (redescription); Terayama, 2009: 171; Pfeiffer et al., 2011: 49; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 50; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 340 (redescription); Sarnat et al., 2015: 64 (redescription); Bharti et al., 2016: 42; Sharaf et al., 2018: 27; Dias et al., 2020: 85; Yamane & Hosoishi, 2020: 47; Khachonpisitsak et al., 2020: 112; Wang et al., 2022: 92; Sharaf et al., 2024: 1754.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole bugi: Eguchi et al., 2007: 262; Eguchi, 2008: 66; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 341; Sarnat et al., 2015: 64.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole parva decanica: Eguchi et al., 2007: 261; Eguchi, 2008: 66; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 340; Sarnat et al., 2015: 64.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole flavens farquharensis: Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 340; Sarnat et al., 2015: 64.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole rinae mala: Eguchi et al., 2007: 262; Eguchi, 2008: 66; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 340; Sarnat et al., 2015: 64.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole sauteri: Eguchi et al., 2007: 262; Eguchi, 2008: 66; Terayama, 2009: 171; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 340; Sarnat et al., 2015: 64.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole tarda: Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 341; Sarnat et al., 2015: 64.
• Senior synonym of Pheidole rinae tipuna: Eguchi et al., 2007: 262; Eguchi, 2008: 66; Terayama, 2009: 171; Fischer & Fisher, 2013: 341; Sarnat et al., 2015: 64.

Junior synonyms

• Pheidole bugi Wheeler, 1919
• Pheidole flavens farquharensis Forel, 1907
• Pheidole parva decanica Forel, 1902
• Pheidole rinae mala Forel, 1911
• Pheidole rinae tipuna Forel, 1912
• Pheidole sauteri Wheeler, 1909
• Pheidole tarda Donisthorpe, 1947

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