Plectroctena mandibularis st. laevior Stitz, 1924: 162 (footnote), 163, fig. 1d (w.) TANZANIA. Afrotropic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Tanzania (“Afrique orientale allemande”): Kiwugebiet (Kadt) (sent by Stitz). Primary type depository: ZMHB. Primary type specimen: CASENT0104648.