• [Justified emendation of spelling to Polyrhachis illaudata by B. Bolton.]
• Imai et al., 1984: 68 (k.); Wong & Guénard, 2020: 35 (q.)
• Combination in Polyrhachis (Myrma): Donisthorpe, 1932b: 576.
• Status as species: Motschoulsky, 1863: 15; Smith, 1871a: 318; Dalla Torre, 1893: 263; Emery, 1896j: 382 (in list); Emery, 1925d: 209; Donisthorpe, 1932b: 576; Donisthorpe, 1942d: 460; Donisthorpe, 1943b: 208; Donisthorpe, 1943e: 469; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 271; Baltazar, 1966: 276; Bolton, 1974b: 176; Wang & Wu, 1991: 597 (in key); Wu & Wang, 1992c: 1316; Bolton, 1995b: 350; Wu & Wang, 1995a: 167; Dorow, 1995: 34; Zhou & Zheng, 1997: 274 (in key); Tiwari, 1999: 76; Mathew & Tiwari, 2000: 362; Zhou, 2001a: 197; Lin & Wu, 2003: 61; Karmaly, 2004: 546 (in key); Jaitrong & Nabhitabhata, 2005: 39; Terayama, 2009: 219; Mohanraj et al., 2010: 7; Pfeiffer et al., 2011: 42; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 36; Bharti et al., 2016: 31; Jaitrong et al., 2016: 32; Dias et al., 2020: 52; Wong & Guénard, 2020: 32 (redescription); Khachonpisitsak et al., 2020: 66; Wang et al., 2022: 55.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis duodentata: Bolton, 1974b: 176; Bolton, 1995b: 350; Dorow, 1995: 35; Zhou, 2001a: 197.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis latispinosa: Bolton, 1974b: 176; Bolton, 1995b: 350; Dorow, 1995: 35; Zhou, 2001a: 197.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis mayri: Donisthorpe, 1932b: 576; Donisthorpe, 1937a: 627 (in text); Donisthorpe, 1942d: 460 (in text); Donisthorpe, 1943b: 208 (in text); Donisthorpe, 1943e: 469; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 271; Bolton, 1974b: 176; Bolton, 1995b: 350; Dorow, 1995: 34; Zhou, 2001a: 197; Karmaly, 2004: 546 (in key); Terayama, 2009: 219.

Junior synonyms

• Polyrhachis duodentata Donisthorpe, 1942
• Polyrhachis latispinosa Donisthorpe, 1942
• Polyrhachis mayri Roger, 1863

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