Polybia (Myrapetra) platycephala sylvestris Richards, 1978: 91

Paratypes: 1♀ (# MZSP 56910) ‘ Brasil, Terr. [a] Amapá, Rio Felício, 2.vii.1959, J. Lane leg.’ ‘ Coleção J. Lane’ ; 1♀ (# MZSP 56911) ‘[Brazil, Amazonas], Rio Parauary [Parauari], 3[iii].1937’ ‘ Polybia platycephala R. ssp. sylvestris Rich., ♀, paratype’ ; 10♀ (# MZSP 56912‑56921)‘[Brazil], MT [Mato Grosso], Utiariti, Rio Papagaio, 5.xi.1966, Lenko & Pereira’ ‘ Polybia platycephala sylvestris Rich., ♀, paratype’ ; 3♀ (# MZSP 56922‑56924) ‘[Brazil], Est. [ado] Rio [de Janeiro], C.[ampo] Itatinga, 2.840 [Campo Itatinga, iv.1906, H. Luederwaldt col.]’ ‘ P. platycephala sylvestris Rich., ♀, paratype’ ; 4♀ (# MZSP 56925‑56928) ‘ Brasil, São Paulo, Osasco, 9.xi.1956, M.A. Vulcano col. ’; 1♀ (# MZSP 57087) ‘ Brasil, S.[ão] Paulo, Ilha dos Búzios, 16.x – 4.xi. [1]963, Exp. [edição] Dep. [artamento] Zool. [ogia]’‘ Polybia platycephala Rich. ssp. sylvestris Rich’ .

Comments: In the original publication the collection date of the specimen # MZSP 56911 was incorrectly transcribed as February.Additionally,the following paratypes were also cited in the original publication as deposited at MZSP but were not found: four females from Rio Parauary (Amazonas, Brazil), one female from Barra dos Tapirapés (Mato Grosso, Brazil), 93 females from Utiariti (Mato Grosso, Brazil), 19 females from Ilha dos Búzios (São Paulo, Brazil), 6 females from São Sebastião (São Paulo, Brazil), 5 females from Campos do Jordão (São Paulo, Brazil), and 3 females from Osasco (São Paulo, Brazil).