Plectroctena lygaria Bolton et al., 1979: 373, figs. 1, 2 (w.q.m.) IVORY COAST. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Ivory Coast: Lamto, 4.vi.1974, forêt galerie du Bandama (W.H. Gotwald & J.M. Leroux). Primary type depository: BMNH. Primary type specimen: CASENT0102919. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 103 paratype workers, 4 paratype queens, 15 paratype males. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: ANIC, BMNH, MCZC, MHNG, MNHN, NHMB. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0102987, CASENT0104134, CASENT0104135, CASENT0172255, CASENT0249215.