Formica clavata Fabricius, 1775: 394 (w.) Neotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: 2 syntype workers. Primary type locality: “Habitat in India” (error). Primary type depositories: MNHN, ZMUK. Primary type specimen: CASENT0913717. Type notes: Type locality is incorrect as distribution of this species is Neotropical. Mayr, 1862: 731, records material from Brazil, Suriname, and French Guiana.