Formica zonata Guérin-Méneville, 1838: 205 (q.) NEW GUINEA (Papua New Guinea: New Ireland I.). Australasia.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype queen. Primary type locality: Papua New Guinea: New Ireland I., Port Praslin, 1822-25 (Voyage La Coquille). Primary type depository: MNHN. Type notes: A male specimen may also be present as Guérin-Méneville, 1838: 206, adds, “We have only seen one male individual”.