Vollenhovia pacifica Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 56, fig. 41 (w.q.m.) SAMOA (Upolu I.). Oceania.

Primary type information: Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Samoa: Upolu, Afiamalu, 9.iii.1962, acc. 255 (R.W. Taylor). Type-depository: MCZC. Secondary type information: Paratype-material: 51+ paratype workers, 1 paratype queen, 2 paratype males. Paratype-localities: 11 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen, 2 paratype males with same data as holotype, 6 paratype workers with same data as holotype but acc. 236, 15 paratype workers with same data as holotype but 10.iii.1962, acc. 244, 4 paratype workers with same data as last but acc. 245, 15 paratype workers with same data as holotype but 30.iii.1962, acc. 632, paratype workers with same data as holotype but iii.-iv.1962, acc. 2312, 2319, 2320, GE acc. 45, 47. Paratype-depositories: ANIC, BPBM, MCZC.