• †Sphecomyrmodes in †Sphecomyrminae: Engel & Grimaldi, 2005: 5.
• †Sphecomyrmodes as genus: Barden & Grimaldi, 2014: 18.
• †Sphecomyrmodes as junior synonym of †Gerontoformica: Barden & Grimaldi, 2016: 4, and in supplemental information (not paginated); Boudinot et al., 2022: 7.

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