• Lectotype designation: Taylor, 1990d: 38.
• Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 136; Forel, 1915b: 46; Emery, 1924f: 229; Clark, 1928c: 42; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 67; Taylor, 1987a: 39; Taylor, 1990d: 38 (in text); Bolton, 1995b: 251; Taylor, 2006: 21 (redescription).

Citations

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• Taylor, R. W. 1990d. The nomenclature and distribution of some Australian and New Caledonian ants of the genus Meranoplus Fr. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). General and Applied Entomology 22:31-40. PDF
• Taylor, R. W. 2006. Ants of the genus Meranoplus F. Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): three new species and others from northeastern Australian rainforests. Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8:21-29. PDF
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