Meranoplus puryi var. curvispina Forel, 1910b: 47 (w.) AUSTRALIA (New South Wales). Australasia.

Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Schödl, 2004: 351). Primary type locality: lectotype Australia: New South Wales, Walcha (as “Walcher”) (W.W. Froggatt). Primary type depository: MHNG. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 4 paralectotype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depositories: ANIC, MHNG, NHMB.