Ponera dulcis var. aemula Santschi, 1911c: 351 (w.) TANZANIA. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Seifert, 2003d: 68). Primary type locality: lectotype Tanzania (“Afrique orientale allemande”): Kilimanjaro, zone des cultures, Kiboscho, 1400 m., 1904 (Ch. Alluaud). Primary type depository: NHMB. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype worker. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: NHMB. Type notes: Baroni Urbani, 1973b: 137, cites 2 worker syntypes in NHMB.