Prionopelta laurae Overson & Fisher, 2015: 130, fig. 7 (w) MADAGASCAR. Malagasy.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Madagascar: Antsiranana, Parc Nat. de Marojejy, Manantenina River, 28.0 km. NE Andapa, 8.2 km. 333° NNW Manantenina, 14.43667°S, 49.775°E, 450 m., 12.xi.2003, BLF08722, rainforest, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood) (B.L. Fisher, et al.). Primary type depository: CASC. Primary type specimen: CASENT0046149. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 9 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, CASC, MCZC, MHNG, NHMB. Secondary type specimens: CASENT0046140 to CASENT0046143, CASENT0046147, CASENT0046148, CASENT0046150, CASENT0046151, CASENT0046153.