Plectroctena lygaria Bolton, Gotwald & Leroux

Type location Ivory Coast (Bolton et al., 1979: 373, illustrated, all forms; pictured by Hölldobler & Wilson, 1990: 91) - see below
All forms described .

Bolton, Gotwald & Leroux's description (1979) is at

Sole finding from Lamto, 4.vi.1974, foręt galerie du Bandama, by W.H. Gotwald & J.M. Leroux. Described by Brown (1980) as a small species; he reports how W.H. Gotwald found it stores millipede eggs in its nest.

The photomontage of the holotype is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0102919.

The photomontage of the paratype queen is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0104135.

The photomontage of the paratype male is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0104134.