• Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b: 2.
• Combination in Camponotus (Myrmoturba): Forel, 1914a: 267.
• Combination in Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925d: 103.
• See also: Arnold, 1922: 652.
• Current subspecies: nominal plus C. n. corvus, C. n. diabolus, C. n. fulvipes, C. n. politiceps.

Obsolete combinations

• Formica natalensis

Citations

• Arnold, G. 1922. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part V. Myrmicinae. Annals of the South African Museum 14:579-674. PDF
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• 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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