Sima grandidieri var. variegata Forel, 1895i: 487 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Malagasy.

Primary type information: Primary type material: lectotype worker (by designation of Ward, 2009a: 300). Primary type locality: Madagascar: central Madagascar (Sikora). Primary type depository: MHNG. Primary type specimen: CASENT0101046 (lectotype). Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 1 paralectotype worker. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depository: MHNG.