• Forel, 1879a: 108 (s.); Forel, 1910e: 25 (m.); Arnold, 1924: 737 (q.)
• Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1862: 668.
• Combination in Camponotus (Myrmepomis): Forel, 1912j: 92.
• Combination in Camponotus (Myrmopiromis): Wheeler, 1922: 985.
• Status as species: Retzius, 1783: 75; Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835: 213; Smith, 1858a: 32; Mayr, 1862: 668 (redescription); Mayr, 1863a: 399; Roger, 1863b: 2; Mayr, 1865: 36; Forel, 1879a: 108; Emery, 1886b: 356; Forel, 1886h: 192; Dalla Torre, 1893: 232; Mayr, 1895: 150; Emery, 1895i: 54; Emery, 1896j: 376 (in list); Forel, 1910e: 25; Emery, 1912c: 2; Wheeler, 1922: 985; Stitz, 1923: 165; Arnold, 1924: 736; Emery, 1925d: 128; Marsh, 1986b: 342; Robertson, 1990: 327; Bolton, 1995b: 101; Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8 (redescription); Bharti et al., 2016: 24 (error).
• Senior synonym of Camponotus fulvopilosus detritoides: Robertson, 1990: 327; Bolton, 1995b: 101; Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8.
• Senior synonym of Camponotus fulvopilosus flavopilosus: Robertson, 1990: 327; Bolton, 1995b: 101; Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8.
• Senior synonym of Camponotus pilosa: Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835: 213; Smith, 1858a: 32; Roger, 1863b: 2; Mayr, 1863a: 398; Mayr, 1865: 36; Dalla Torre, 1893: 232; Emery, 1896j: 376; Wheeler, 1922: 985; Emery, 1925d: 128; Bolton, 1995b: 101; Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8.
• Senior synonym of Camponotus rufiventris: Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835: 213; Smith, 1858a: 32; Roger, 1863b: 2; Mayr, 1863a: 398; Mayr, 1865: 36; Emery, 1896j: 376; Forel, 1905e: 161; Wheeler, 1922: 985; Emery, 1925d: 128; Bolton, 1995b: 101; Robertson & Zachariades, 1997: 8.

Junior synonyms

• Camponotus fulvopilosus detritoides Forel, 1910
• Camponotus fulvopilosus flavopilosus Emery, 1895
• Camponotus pilosa (Olivier, 1792)
  Obsolete combination(s): Formica pilosa
• Camponotus rufiventris (Fabricius, 1804)
  Obsolete combination(s): Formica rufiventris

Obsolete combinations

• Formica fulvopilosa

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