• Imai et al., 1984: 67 (k.); Tjan et al., 1986: 57 (k.)
• Combination in Euponera (Mesoponera): Emery, 1901b: 46.
• Combination in Pachycondyla: Brown, 1995a: 309.
• Combination in Mesoponera: Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014: 111.
• Status as species: Smith, 1858a: 86; Mayr, 1863a: 450; Smith, 1871a: 321; Dalla Torre, 1893: 42; Emery, 1893i: 259; Emery, 1911e: 81; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 447; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 65; Bolton, 1995b: 309; Jaitrong & Nabhitabhata, 2005: 31; Pfeiffer et al., 2011: 57; Khachonpisitsak et al., 2020: 149; Wang et al., 2022: 127.

Obsolete combinations

• Euponera rubra
• Pachycondyla rubra
• Ponera rubra

Citations

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