• Lowne, 1865a: 277 (w.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1970b: 650 (l.).
• Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1862: 663.
• Combination in Camponotus (Myrmoturba): Forel, 1914a: 267.
• Combination in Camponotus (Myrmophyma): Emery, 1925d: 111.
• Senior synonym of Camponotus nigroaeneus divus: McArthur, 2009: 283.
• Current subspecies: nominal plus C. n. xuthus.

Junior synonyms

• Camponotus nigroaeneus divus Forel, 1907

Obsolete combinations

• Formica nigroaenea

Citations

• Emery, C. 1925d. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Formicinae. Genera Insectorum 183:1-302. PDF
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• Lowne, B. T. 1865a. Contributions to the natural history of Australian ants. Entomologist 2:275-280. PDF
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• Mayr, G. 1862. Myrmecologische Studien. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 12:649-776. PDF
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• McArthur, A. J. 2009. New species, new status and new synonymy for Camponotus from Australia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 12:273-286. 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, G. C.; Wheeler, J. 1970b. Ant larvae of the subfamily Formicinae: second supplement. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 63:648-656. PDF
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