• Mayr, 1867a: 49 (q.m.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1953e: 208 (l.); Hung et al., 1972: 1025 (k.)
• Combination in Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla): Wheeler, 1919f: 132
• Status as species: Wang et al., 2022: 62.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis democles: Forel, 1911g: 298.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis dives euclides: Bolton, 1974b: 173.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis mutiliae: Bolton, 1974b: 173.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis exulans: Kohout, 1988c: 433.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis vicina: Wang & Wu, 1991: 599.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis lucens: Dorow, 1995: 52.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis dives siwiensis: Kohout, 1998: 515.
• See also: Bingham, 1903: 396; Kohout, 2010: 180; Wong & Guénard, 2021: 19

Junior synonyms

• Polyrhachis democles Smith, 1861
• Polyrhachis dives euclides Forel, 1913
• Polyrhachis dives siwiensis Santschi, 1932
• Polyrhachis exulans Clark, 1941
• Polyrhachis lucens Donisthorpe, 1947
• Polyrhachis mutiliae Smith, 1861

Citations

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