Brachyponera lutea valid Australia (New South Wales). Australasia.
Mayr, G. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12:649-776.   127190

Brachyponera lutea clara synonym of Brachyponera lutea Australia (Northern Territory). Australasia.
Crawley, W. C. 1915a. Ants from north and central Australia, collected by G. F. Hill. - Part I. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)15:130-136.   123864