Hypoponera faex Bolton & Fisher, 2011: 51 (w.) ETHIOPIA. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Ethiopia (“Abyssinia”): Gamo Prov., Bonghé valley, Gughé highlands, c. 9500-10000 ft, 8.xii.1948, Ethiopia 1948-49, BM 1949-184, sifted humus under bamboo, nr waterfall, south side of valley (H. Scott). Primary type depository: BMNH. Primary type specimen: CASENT0902545.