Pheidole (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Middle American Wet Forest Author Longino, John T. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-05-06 4599 1 1 126 journal article 26920 10.11646/zootaxa.4599.1.1 ea727a9b-324b-4c6b-a625-bc7cdd204473 1175-5326 2668058 7CDD24FF-5BA3-4D06-898D-A3E220515D4C Pheidole longiscapa Pheidole longiscapa Forel, 1901 : 358 . Lectotype major and associated paralectotype minor worker: Venezuela , Carabobo : Puerto Cabello (Forel) [MHNG, unique specimen identifier CASENT0908185] (AntWeb image examined). Pheidole longiscapa r. martensis Forel, 1914 : 615 . Syntype major, minor worker: Colombia (Gaige) [MHNG, unique specimen identifiers CASENT0908184 (minor), CASENT0908183 (major)] (AntWeb images examined). Synonymy by Wilson, 2003 : 205 . Pheidole cocciphaga Borgmeier, 1934 : 99 , fig. 3. Lectotype major worker and associated paralectotype minor worker: Suriname , Paramaribo [MZSP] (not examined). See also: Wilson, 2003 : 181 . New Synonym . Comments . Pheidole longiscapa is a somewhat variable, weedy species that occurs from Nicaragua to Colombia , and eastward to French Guiana . The synonymy of P. cocciphaga is based on measurements, Borgmeier's description and figure, and Wilson's figures.