Pachycondyla simillima Smith, 1858a: 105, pl. 7, fig. 17 (q.) SOUTH AFRICA. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype queen. Primary type locality: South Africa: Cape of Good Hope (F. Smith). Primary type depository: BMNH. Primary type specimen: CASENT0900680. Type notes: 1) Holotype is badly damaged. 2) Type-locality is incorrect, probably mislabelled; Paltothyreus tarsatus is absent from this area.