Platythyrea lamellosa

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe.

Biology
Villet et al. (1990) studied social organization in this queenless ant

Nomenclature

 *  lamellosa. Ponera lamellosa Roger, 1860: 295 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1989b: 51 (l.). Combination in Platythyrea: Roger, 1863a: 173. Senior synonym of grisea: Forel, 1913b: 307; of longinoda, rhodesiana, suturalis: Brown, 1975: 8.
 * longinoda. Platythyrea lamellosa r. longinoda Forel, 1894b: 75 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of lamellosa: Brown, 1975: 8.
 * suturalis. Platythyrea lamellosa subsp. suturalis Forel, 1909b: 64 (w.) ANGOLA. Junior synonym of lamellosa: Brown, 1975: 8.
 * grisea. Sima aethiops subsp. grisea Forel, 1910f: 5 (m.) BOTSWANA. Junior synonym of lamellosa: Forel, 1913b: 307.
 * rhodesiana. Platythyrea lamellosa var. rhodesiana Forel, 1913a: 110 (w.m.) ZIMBABWE. Forel, 1913h: 347 (q.). Junior synonym of lamellosa: Brown, 1975: 8.