Alaopone oberthueri Emery, 1881a: 274 (footnote), figs. (w.) Name is spelled oberthuri in species heading, but oberthüri in figure captions; hence correct spelling is taken as oberthueri. INDIA (West Bengal). Indomalaya.

Primary type information: Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated). Primary type locality: India: Calcutta (R. Oberthür). Primary type depository: MSNG.