Myrmecina difficulta Shattuck, 2009a: 8, figs. 6, 12-16, 47 (w.) AUSTRALIA (Queensland). Australasia.

Primary type information: Type-material: holotype worker. Type-locality: Australia: Queensland, Mt Bellenden-Ker summit, 1700 m., 7.vii.1971, moss forest (R.W. Taylor & J. Feehan). Type-depository: ANIC. Secondary type information: Paratype-material: 8 paratype workers. Paratype-locality: same as for holotype. Paratype-depositories: ANIC, BMNH, MCZC.