Platythyrea arnoldi

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

Nomenclature

 *  arnoldi. Platythyrea arnoldi Forel, 1913j: 206 (w.) ZIMBABWE. Arnold, 1926: 197 (q.m.). Senior synonym of apicalis: Brown, 1975: 8.
 * apicalis. Platythyrea lamellosa st. apicalis Santschi, 1937g: 71, fig. 1 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of arnoldi: Brown, 1975: 8.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Arnold G. 1915. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part I. Ponerinae, Dorylinae. Annals of the South African Museum 14: 1-159.
 * Arnold G. 1926. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Appendix. Annals of the South African Museum. 23: 191-295.
 * Garcia F.H., Wiesel E. and Fischer G. 2013.The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography. Journal of East African Natural History, 101(2): 127-222
 * IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
 * 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