Type location Somalia (Ocymyrmex Robecchii razza nitidulus, n. stirps Emery, 1892a: 116, queen (not worker); Emery, 1896i: 157, male; Bolton, 1981b: 274, illustrated, worker) Obbia .
Emery's (1892a) description is at . Bolton's modern description (1981b) is at
The photomontage of a worker from Ethiopia (listed by Bolton, 1981b: 274) is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0280940
The photomontage of the holotype queen is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0904787
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