Melophorus lissotriches Heterick et al., 2017: 192, fig. 39 (s.w.) AUSTRALIA (Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia). Australasia.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype minor worker. Primary type locality: Australia: Queensland, St George, 23.i.1966, ANIC ants vial 20.214 (B.B. Lowery). Primary type depository: ANIC. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 9 paratype minor workers. Secondary type localities: 1 paratype major, 1 paratype minor worker with same data as holotype, 1 paratype major, 1 paratype minor worker South Australia, Gawler Ranges, 10 km. E Mt Ive HS, 2.x.1980, A2 SA (P.J.M. Greenslade), 3 paratype minor workers South Australia, Victoria Desert, 12 km. E Emu, 5-10.x.1976 (P.J.M. Greenslade), 2 paratype major workers South Australia, Koonamore, 24-27.ii.1973 (P.J.M. Greenslade), 1 paratype minor worker Western Australia, Chandlers Breakaway, 16.ix.1998, 8MelBH33 (B.E. Heterick), 2 paratype major, 1 paratype minor workers Western Australia, Black Swan Mine, 11.xii.2003-5.i.2004, site C2: 5 (P. Langlands & J. Osborne). Secondary type depositories: ANIC, BMNH, MCZC, SAMA, WAMP.