Ponera inversa Smith, 1858a: 96 (w.) ECUADOR. Neotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Fernandes et al., 2014: 149). Primary type locality: Ecuador (“South America”): Napo, “51/70”. Primary type depository: BMNH. Type notes: One of the two original syntypes (now the lectotype), was labelled as “type” of Neoponera inversa, and fits the original description; the second matches the note on “var.” given by Smith, and was identified as Neoponera villosa by MacKay & MacKay, 2010: 409.