Cryptopone arabica Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 310 (w.) YEMEN. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Yemen: Wadi Bani, 20.iii.1993 (C.A. Collingwood). Primary type depository: unknown (perhaps WMLC). Secondary type information: Secondary type material: paratype workers (number not stated). Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: unknown (perhaps WMLC). Type notes: Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 301, say “All type material is housed in NHMB and duplicates placed in appropriate institutes and museums of the contributing countries”; this apparently was never done.