Petalomyrmex phylax Snelling, 1979b: 5, figs. 1-7 (w.q.m.) CAMEROON. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Cameroon: Douala-Edea Reserve (3°29’N, 9°50’E), near Lake Tissongo, ca 5 km. S Sanaga River, ca 15 km. E Mouanko, 15.vii.1976 (D. McKey). Primary type depository: LACM. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 394 paratype workers, 19 paratype queens, 5 paratype males. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, CAS, DMPC, DRIR, LACM, MCZC, MHNG. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0104918, CASENT0178507, CASENT0178508, CASENT0178509.