Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) laevissima Smith, 1858

Material examined. Tyersall Istana, 9 Jun 1985, D.H. Murphy leg., ZRC _HYM_0000839-841; Fort Siloso (Sentosa), 16 Dec 2016, G.W. Yong leg., ZRC _HYM_0001045; Bukit Timah, railway track, 12 Dec 2008, H.K. Lua leg., ZRC _ ENT00048390 .

Material not physically examined. Unknown.

Literature. Viehmeyer (1916), Overbeck (1924) [as Polyrhachis levissima].

Localities. Bukit Timah; Fort Siloso (Sentosa); Tyersall Istana.

Habitat/Ecology. This species appears to be associated with cultivated or spontaneous secondary vegetation in semi-urban settings. Colonies were found in withered bamboo in gardens, also in shrub foliage surrounding an abandoned building.