Leptogenys stygia Bolton, 1975a: 292 (w.) NIGERIA. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Nigeria: Gambari (= Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria), 3.xi.1969, under fallen banana stem (B. Bolton). Primary type depository: BMNH. Primary type specimen: CASENT0902591. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 7 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MCZC, NHMB.