Ponera maxillosa Smith, 1858a: 93 (w.m.) MAURITIUS. Malagasy.

Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Rakotonirina & Fisher, 2014: 111). Primary type locality: lectotype Mauritius: 57/140 (Beke). Primary type depository: BMNH. Primary type specimen: CASENT0102266 (lectotype). Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype male. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: BMNH. Type notes: 1) BMNH accessions register gives: “1857 no. 140. Mauritius. Purchased of Dr Beke”. 2) 3 more workers and 1 more male from the original syntype series are present in BMNH (Bolton (unpublished notes) 1978).