Ponera carbonaria Smith, 1858a: 97 (w.) ECUADOR. Neotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of MacKay & MacKay, 2010: 228). Primary type locality: Ecuador (“South America”): Quito (no collector’s name). Primary type depository: NHMW. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype worker. Secondary type locality: same as for lectotype. Secondary type depository: NHMW. Type notes: A single specimen in BMNH is labelled ‘holotype’, with the data “type. F. Smith coll. 79/22”. The date (18)79 would exclude it from consideration as type material unless this label is a later substitute by Farren White.]