Plectroctena cristata

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Cameroun, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Togo, Uganda.

Nomenclature

 *  cristata. Plectroctena cristata Emery, 1899e: 470 (w.) CAMEROUN. Bolton, 1974c: 322 (q.). Senior synonym of semileavis: Bolton, 1974c: 321.
 * semileavis. Plectroctena cristata var. semileavis Santschi, 1924a: 163 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of cristata: Bolton, 1974c: 321.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Bolton B. 1974. A revision of the ponerine ant genus Plectroctena F. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 30: 309-338.
 * 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.
 * Medler J. T. 1980: Insects of Nigeria - Check list and bibliography. Mem. Amer. Ent. Inst. 30: i-vii, 1-919.
 * Stitz H. 1910. Westafrikanische Ameisen. I. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 5: 125-151.
 * 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