• Forel, 1907j: 265 (q.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1971d: 253 (l.)
• Junior synonym of Myrmecia forficata: Mayr, 1876: 95.
• Subspecies of Myrmecia forficata: Emery, 1893m: 20; Forel, 1907j: 265; Forel, 1910b: 3; Emery, 1911e: 20; Forel, 1915b: 5.
• Status as species: Roger, 1861a: 34; Mayr, 1862: 726 (in key); Roger, 1863b: 22; Mayr, 1863a: 430; Stitz, 1911a: 351; Crawley, 1926: 376 (redescription); Clark, 1927: 37; Clark, 1928c: 39; Santschi, 1928e: 465; Wheeler, 1933i: 34; Clark, 1934c: 51; Clark, 1951: 89 (redescription); Brown, 1953j: 12; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 16; Taylor, 1987a: 46; Ogata, 1991a: 358; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1635, 1637 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 273.
• Senior synonym of Myrmecia affinis: Forel, 1907j: 265; Emery, 1911e: 20; Clark, 1951: 89; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 16; Taylor, 1987a: 46; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1629; Bolton, 1995b: 273.
• Senior synonym of Myrmecia crudelis: Brown, 1953j: 12; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 16; Taylor, 1987a: 46; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1629; Bolton, 1995b: 273.
• Senior synonym of Myrmecia tricolor nigriventris: Brown, 1953j: 12; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 16; Taylor, 1987a: 46; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1629; Bolton, 1995b: 273.
• Senior synonym of Myrmecia paucidens: Brown, 1953j: 12; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 16; Taylor, 1987a: 46; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1629; Bolton, 1995b: 273.
• Senior synonym of Myrmecia rogeri: Brown, 1953j: 12; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 16; Taylor, 1987a: 46; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1629; Bolton, 1995b: 273.
• Senior synonym of Myrmecia spadicea: Brown, 1953j: 12; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 16; Taylor, 1987a: 46; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1629; Bolton, 1995b: 273.
• Senior synonym of Myrmecia tricolor: Brown, 1953j: 12; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 16; Taylor, 1987a: 46; Ogata & Taylor, 1991: 1629; Bolton, 1995b: 273.

Junior synonyms

• Myrmecia affinis Mayr, 1862
• Myrmecia crudelis Smith, 1858
• Myrmecia paucidens Forel, 1910
• Myrmecia rogeri Emery, 1914
  Obsolete combination(s): Myrmecia tricolor rogeri
• Myrmecia spadicea Mayr, 1862
• Myrmecia tricolor Mayr, 1862
• Myrmecia tricolor nigriventris Mayr, 1862
  Obsolete combination(s): Myrmecia nigriventris

Obsolete combinations

• Myrmecia forficata simillima

Citations

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