Plectroctena dentata

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda.

Nomenclature

 *  dentata. Plectroctena minor var. dentata Santschi, 1912b: 150 (w.) ANGOLA. Bolton, 1974c: 322 (q.). Raised to species: Santschi, 1924a: 164. Senior synonym of emeryi: Bolton, 1974c: 322.
 * emeryi. Plectroctena emeryi Santschi, 1924a: 164 (ergatoid q., not w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of dentata: Bolton, 1974c: 322.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Bolton B., and W. L. Brown Jr. 2002. Loboponera gen. n. and a review of the Afrotropical Plectroctena genus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology Series 71: 1-18.
 * Santschi F. 1912. Fourmis d'Afrique et de Madagascar. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 56: 150-167.
 * Santschi F. 1924. Revue du genre Plectroctena F. Smith. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 31: 155-173.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004