Ocymyrmex tachys Bolton & Marsh, 1989: 1304 (w.) NAMIBIA. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Namibia (“South West Africa”): Namib Desert, Skeleton Coast, 19°45’S, 13°23’E, 11.viii.1982, sample SC6, gravel outcrop (A.C. Marsh). Primary type depository: BMNH. Primary type specimen: CASENT0900417. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 4 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, SAMC.