Solenopsis transversalis Smith, 1860a: 74 (s.) INDONESIA (Sulawesi). Indomalaya.

Primary type information: Primary type material: syntype major workers (number not stated). Primary type locality: Indonesia: Sulawesi (“Celebes”), Makassar, “Mak.” (A.R. Wallace). Primary type depository: OXUM. Primary type specimen: CASENT0901413. Type notes: Donisthorpe, 1932c: 458, cites 2 major workers in OXUM; confirmed by Bolton (unpublished notes) 1978.