Jerarquía taxonómica:
Formicidae → Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)

Familia:
Formicidae

Autor:
(Fabricius, 1793)

Sinónimos:
Formica edax Forskål, 1775
Oecophthora perniciosa Gerstaecker, 1859
Oecophthora pusilla Heer, 1852
Myrmica suspiciosa Smith, 1859
Atta testacea Smith, 1858
Myrmica trinodis Losana, 1834
Pheidole janus Smith, 1858
Myrmica laevigata Smith, 1855
Formica megacephala Fabricius, 1793
Pheidole agilis (Smith, 1857)
Pheidole edax (Forskål, 1775)
Pheidole perniciosa (Gerstäcker, 1859)
Pheidole picata Forel, 1891
Pheidole pusilla (Heer, 1852)
Pheidole suspiciosa (Smith, 1859)
Pheidole testacea (Smith, 1858)
Pheidole trinodis (Losana, 1834)
Pheidole megacephala subsp. scabrior Forel, 1891
Pheidole picata subsp. gietleni Forel, 1905
Pheidole picata var. bernhardae Emery, 1915