Ponera menglana Xu, 2001a: 54, figs. 7-9 (w.) CHINA (Yunnan). Indomalaya.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Yunnan Prov., Mengla County, Bubang Village, 730 m., 17.viii.1997, No. A97-2046, ground sample, karst monsoon forest (G. Zeng). Primary type depository: SFCY. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 38 paratype workers, 3 paratype queens, 2 paratype males. Secondary type localities: 4 paratype workers, 2 paratype males with same data as holotype, 3 paratype workers with same data as holotype but No. A97-2024, 9 paratype workers with same data as holotype but No. A97-2029, 7 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen Yunnan Prov., Mengla County, Menglun Town, Cuipingfeng, 660 m., 10.viii.1997, No. A97-1134 (Y. He), 6 paratype workers with same data as last but No. A97-1153 (T. Liu), 9 paratype workers, 2 paratype queens with same data as last but No. A97-1162 (Z. Xu). Secondary type depository: SFCY.