Megaponera foetens var. amazon Santschi, 1935b: 257, fig. 2b (m.) ETHIOPIA. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: 5 syntype males. Primary type localities: 4 males Ethiopia (“Abyssinia”): Bourillé, bank of River Omo, 600 m., st. 28, 1932-33 (R. Jeannel & P.A. Chappuis), 1 male Ethiopia (“Abyssinia”): Diré-Daoua, 1932-33 (R. Jeannel & P.A. Chappuis). Primary type depository: NHMB. Type notes: Baroni Urbani, 1973b: 133, cites 2 male syntypes in NHMB.