Platythyrea melancholica F. Sm. var. aruana Karawajew, 1925a: 75, w.

Current status: junior synonym of Platythyrea parallela (Smith F., 1859: 143) .

Synonymy: Wilson 1958: 151 (s/f Ponerinae).

Type locality(-ies): “Wammar (Aroe), Nr. 2646. 20 ww”.

Original Karawajew labels: 6 w on 3 pins, “Aroe, Wammar / V. Karavaiev, / 2646”, “ Platythyrea / melancholica Sm. / Det. V. Karawajew, 1923”.

Material: SYNTYPES, 6 w (CASENT0916798) (Box 1) .