Brachyponera brevidorsa Xu, 1994b: 183, figs. 5, 6 (w.) CHINA (Yunnan). Indomalaya.

Primary type information: Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: China: Yunnan Prov., Baoshan (25.1°N, 99.1°E), 1880 m., 11.x.1991, no. A91-1022 (Z. Xu). Type-depository: SFCY. Secondary type information: Paratype-material: 19 paratype workers. Paratype-locality: 17 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 2 paratype workers with same data as holotype but no. A91-1053. Paratype-depository: SFCY.