Ponera breviceps Bernard, 1953b: 202, fig. 3A (q.) GUINEA. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype queen (by designation of Bolton & Fisher, 2011: 87). Primary type locality: lectotype Guinea (“French Guinea”): Mt Nimba (M. Lamotte). Primary type depository: MNHN. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 2 paralectotype queens. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: MNHN. Type notes: The male is a Leptogenys species, excluded from the type-series (Bolton & Fisher, 2011: 88).