Platythyrea clypeata

Distribution
This taxon was described from ""Pays De Mois"". It is also found in Sri Lanka.

Nomenclature

 *  clypeata. Platythyrea clypeata Forel, 1911d: 378 (q.) "Pays de Mois" (S.E. Asia). Xu & Zeng, 2000: 214 (w.). Senior synonym of thwaitesi: Brown, 1975: 8.
 * thwaitesi. Platythyrea thwaitesi Donisthorpe, 1931b: 496 (q.) SRI LANKA. Junior synonym of clypeata: Brown, 1975: 8.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Xu & Zeng 2000.pdf|Xu, Z.-H.; Zeng, G. 2000. Discovery of the worker caste of Platythyrea clypeata Forel and a new species of Probolomyrmex Mayr in Yunnan, China. Entomol. Sin. 7: 213-217 PDF]]