• Forel, 1893e: 34 (q.m.)
• Combination in Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla): Viehmeyer, 1916a: 166.
• Status as species: Roger, 1863b: 7; Mayr, 1863a: 446; Smith, 1871a: 311; Forel, 1893e: 35; Dalla Torre, 1893: 270; Forel, 1895f: 457; Emery, 1896j: 381 (in list); Emery, 1900: 717 (footnote); Rothney, 1903: 99; Bingham, 1903: 396; Wheeler, 1913f: 237; Wheeler, 1919f: 132; Emery, 1925d: 196; Stitz, 1925c: 133; Donisthorpe, 1942d: 460; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 298; Bolton, 1995b: 358; Dorow, 1995: 48; Tiwari, 1999: 78; Mathew & Tiwari, 2000: 366; Karmaly, 2004: 544 (in key); Jaitrong & Nabhitabhata, 2005: 40; Mohanraj et al., 2010: 7; Pfeiffer et al., 2011: 43; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 37; Bharti et al., 2016: 32; Jaitrong et al., 2016: 32; Dias et al., 2020: 56; Khachonpisitsak et al., 2020: 75.

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