• [Misspelled as reficeps by Chapman & Capco, 1951: 224.]
• [Junior primary homonym of Camponotus ruficeps Fabricius, 1804.]
• Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1862c: 285
• Combination in Colobopsis: Mayr, 1886c: 354.
• Status as species: Smith, 1858a: 24 (redescription); Mayr, 1863a: 420; Roger, 1862c: 285.
• Replacement name: Camponotus gilviceps Roger, 1863b

Obsolete combinations

• Formica ruficeps

Citations

• Chapman, J. W.; Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monographs of the Institute of Science and Technology. Manila 1:1-327. PDF
• Mayr, G. 1863a. Formicidarum index synonymicus. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 13:385-460. PDF
• Mayr, G. 1886c. Notizen über die Formiciden-Sammlung des British Museum in London. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 36:353-368. PDF
• Roger, J. 1862c. Synonymische Bemerkungen. 1. Ueber Formiciden. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 6:283-297. PDF
• Smith, F. 1857a. Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects collected at Sarawak, Borneo; Mount Ophir, Malacca; and at Singapore, by A. R. Wallace. [part]. Journal and Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology 2:42-88. PDF
• Smith, F. 1858a. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. PDF