• Combination in Cataulacus: Mayr, 1886c: 364.
• Combination in Procryptocerus: Emery, 1887h: 470 (footnote).
• Subspecies of Procryptocerus subpilosus: Forel, 1911g: 263; Emery, 1924f: 302; Borgmeier, 1927c: 114; Kempf, 1951: 61.
• Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 139; Forel, 1895b: 132; Kempf, 1963c: 436; Kempf, 1972b: 212; Bolton, 1995b: 367; Longino & Snelling, 2002: 6 (redescription); Bezděčková et al., 2015: 121; Serna et al., 2019: 1065.
• Senior synonym of Procryptocerus goeldii guianensis: Kempf, 1963c: 436; Kempf, 1972b: 212; Bolton, 1995b: 367; Longino & Snelling, 2002: 6.
• Senior synonym of Procryptocerus puncticeps: Forel, 1911g: 263; Emery, 1924f: 302; Kempf, 1951: 61; Kempf, 1963c: 436; Kempf, 1972b: 212; Bolton, 1995b: 367; Longino & Snelling, 2002: 6.

Junior synonyms

• Procryptocerus goeldii guianensis Weber, 1938
• Procryptocerus puncticeps (Smith, 1876)
  Obsolete combination(s): Meranoplus puncticeps

Obsolete combinations

• Meranoplus attenuatus

Citations

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