• Bolton, 1974c: 322 (eq.)
• Subspecies of Plectroctena minor: Santschi, 1914b: 54; Wheeler, 1922: 785.
• Status as species: Santschi, 1924a: 164 (redescription); Santschi, 1930b: 54; Bolton, 1974c: 322 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 338; Bolton & Brown, 2002: 12.
• Senior synonym of Plectroctena emeryi: Bolton, 1974c: 322; Bolton, 1995b: 338; Bolton & Brown, 2002: 12.

Junior synonyms

• Plectroctena emeryi Santschi, 1924

Obsolete combinations

• Plectroctena minor dentata

Citations

• Bolton, B. 1974c. A revision of the ponerine ant genus Plectroctena F. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 30:309-338. PDF
• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.
• Bolton, B.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 2002. Loboponera gen. n. and a review of the Afrotropical Plectroctena genus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology Series 71:1-18. PDF
• Santschi, F. 1912b. Fourmis d'Afrique et de Madagascar. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 56:150-167. PDF
• Santschi, F. 1914b. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale, 1911-1912. Résultats scientifiques. Insectes Hyménoptères. II. Formicidae. Paris: Libr. A. Schulz, pp. 41-148. PDF
• Santschi, F. 1924a. Revue du genre Plectroctena F. Smith. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 31:155-173. PDF
• Santschi, F. 1930b. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola, 1928-1929. Formicides de l'Angola. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 37:53-81. PDF
• Wheeler, W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. New York: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 1139.