Formica hastata Latreille, 1802a: 129, pl. 4, fig. 23 (w.) "INDES ORIENTALES". Indomalaya.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype (?) worker. Primary type locality: “Indes orientales” (no further data) (Riche). Primary type depository: MNHN. Type notes: 1) No indication of number of specimens is given. 2) Kohout, 2008a: 274, says type material “cannot be found in MNHN or any other collection examined and must be considered lost”.