Probolomyrmex zahamena Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2014b: 73, figs. 1C, 2A, 2B, 5, 6 (w) MADAGASCAR. Malagasy.

Primary type information: Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Madagascar: Toamasina, Parc Nat. de Zahamena, Onibe River, 17.75908°S, 48.85468°E, 780 m., 21-23.ii.20019, BLF22214, rainforest, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood) (B.L. Fisher, et al.). Type-depository: CASC. Type-specimen: CASENT0914279. Secondary type information: Paratype-material: 10 paratype workers. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depositories: BMNH, CASC, MCZC. Paratype-specimens: CASENT0247389, CASENT0247390, CASENT0247391, CASENT0150894 to CASENT0150900.