VIETNAM - Plagiolepis flava which was described by Karavaiev (1935) from Vietnam was renamed by Bolton (1995: Junior primary homonym). We have not yet recognized this species in our collection. [written by K. Eguchi, 23.Sept.2005]
Karavaiev, V. 1935. Neue Ameisen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet, nebst Revision einiger Formen. Treubia, 15: 57-118. Bolton, B. 1995. A New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.