Melissotarsus titubans Delage-Darchen, 1972a: 216, figs. 1-10 (w.q.m.l.) IVORY COAST. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: syntype workers, syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated). Primary type locality: Ivory Coast: Lamto, 200 km. NE Abidjan (B. Delage-Darchen). Primary type depository: unknown (not stated, perhaps in Delage-Darchen personal collection, whereabouts unknown). Type notes: In xi.1983 Mme Delage-Darchen sent a series identified as Melissotarsus titubans (workers and a queen) to BMNH. It is not known if this was part of the type-series, nor is it certain that any official type-series exists.