Bothroponera laevissima valid South Africa. Afrotropic.
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Bothroponera laevissima aspera obsolete combination South Africa. Afrotropic.
Arnold, G. 1962. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 16. Occasional Papers of the National Museum of Southern Rhodesia. B. Natural Sciences 3:844-855.   122327