Messor galla var. angularis Santschi, 1928f: 202 (w.) KENYA. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: 6 syntype workers. Primary type locality: Kenya (“Afrique orientale anglaise”): Naivasha, 1900 m., st. no. 14, xii.1911 (Ch. Alluaud & R. Jeannel). Primary type depository: NHMB. Primary type specimen: CASENT0913153.