• Wheeler, 1917g: 462 (s.w.m.).
• Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b: 5.
• Combination in Camponotus (Myrmoturba): Forel, 1914a: 267.
• Combination in Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925d: 80.
• Current subspecies: nominal plus C. c. sharpi, C. c. williamsi, C. c. zonatus.

Obsolete combinations

• Formica conspicua

Citations

• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183:1-302. PDF
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• Forel, A. 1914a. Le genre Camponotus Mayr et les genres voisins. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 22:257-276. PDF
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• Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 7(Beilage):1-65. PDF
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• Smith, F. 1858a. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. PDF
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• Wheeler, W. M. 1917g. Jamaican ants collected by Prof. C. T. Brues. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 61:457-471. PDF
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