Forel, 1878c: 376 (diagnosis); Dalla Torre, 1893: 175, 176 (Gesomyrmex, Dimorphomyrmex catalogues); Emery, 1925d: 39 (diagnosis, genera key, catalogue); Emery, 1925d: 46 (Dimorphomyrmex diagnosis, catalogue); Emery, 1925d: 47 (Gesomyrmex diagnosis, catalogue); Wheeler, 1929a: 10 (checklist); Cole, 1949a: 76 (all species key); Chapman & Capco, 1951: 208 (Asia checklist); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1970b: 652 (larva diagnosis); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1976b: 62 (larvae, review & synthesis); Bolton, 1994: 50 (synoptic classification); Bolton, 1995a: 1049 (census); Bolton, 1995b: 207 (catalogue); Bolton, 2003: 23, 107 (diagnosis, synopsis); Dlussky et al., 2009: 5, 13 (diagnosis of genus, queens key).
Extant: 1 valid genus (1 synonym, 1 unavailable misspelling), 6 valid species (1 synonym, 3 obsolete combinations)
Fossil: 2 valid genera, 13 valid species (3 synonyms, 1 unidentifiable, 4 obsolete combinations)