Melophorus longipes Heterick et al., 2017: 275, fig. 63 (s.w.) AUSTRALIA (South Australia, Western Australia). Australasia.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype minor worker. Primary type locality: Australia: South Australia, 10 km. Mt Ive Homestead, 22.x.1980, B Se Gawler Ranges, 16 (P.J.M. Greenslade). Primary type depository: ANIC. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 10 paratype major workers, 1 paratype media worker, 6 paratype minor workers. Secondary type localities: 2 paratype major workers with same data as holotype, 3 paratype major workers South Australia, 85 km. W Mabel Creek, 9.x.1980, Sa EAD (P.J.M. Greenslade), 1 paratype major, 2 paratype minor workers South Australia, 14 km. S by W Beltana, 14.ix.1972, ANIC ants vial 16.99 (J.E. Feehan), 1 paratype major, 1 paratype minor worker South Australia, Poochera, 10-13.xi.1981, ANIC ants vial 1.167 (R.W. Taylor & R.J. Bartel), 1 paratype major, 1 paratype minor worker South Australia, Victoria Desert, Vokes Hill, 2.x.1976 (P.J.M. Greenslade), 2 paratype major, 1 paratype minor workers Western Australia, 19 mi. SE by S Karonie, 19.xi.1969, Key’s field notes, Trip 163, Stop 19392.9 (no collector’s name), 1 paratype major, 1 paratype minor worker Western Australia, Woolgange, 18.ix.1988, 433, 8MelBH7C (B.E. Heterick). Secondary type depositories: ANIC, BMNH, MCZC, SAMA, WAMP.