Primary type information:
Primary type material: holotype ergatoid queen (not a worker as in original description (Bolton, 1981b: 269)). Primary type locality: Angola: Benguela, Cucala (J. Cruchet). Primary type depository: NHMB.
Type notes:
Type material of Ocymyrmex fortior and Ocymyrmex weitzeckeri transversus originate in a single series (Bolton, 1981b: 269).