Smithistruma elegantula Terayama & Kubota, 1989: 788, figs. 23-27 (w.q.) TAIWAN. Indomalaya.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Taiwan: Nantou Hsien, Puli, 12.vii.1982 (M. Terayama). Primary type depository: NIAS. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 56 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen. Secondary type localities: 22 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen with same data as holotype, 32 paratype workers with same data as holotype but 20.viii.1987 (S. Kubota & H. Sakai), 2 paratype workers Taiwan: Kaohsiung Hsien, Liukuei, 17.viii.1987 (H. Sakai). Secondary type depositories: BMNH, NIAS, NSMT, OMNH, TARI.