Vollenhovia yambaru Terayama, 1999e: 110, figs. 1, 2 (w.q.) JAPAN (Okinawa I.). Palearctic.

Primary type information: Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Japan: Okinawa Pref., Okinawa-jima, Fuku-gawa, 4.xii.1990 (K. Yamauchi). Type-depository: CASC. Secondary type information: Paratype-material: 15 paratype workers, 9 paratype queens, 5 paratype males. Paratype-localities: 4 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen with same data as holotype, 1 paratype worker, 1 paratype queen with same data as holotype but 31.xii.1985, 2 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen with same data as holotype but 30.xii.1990, 6 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen, 5 paratype males Okinawa Pref., Okinawa-jima, Trukubiyama, 22.xii.1991 (K. Yamauchi), 2 paratype workers, 5 paratype queens Okinawa-jima, 21.iii.1983 (H. Takamine). Paratype-depository: CASC.