• Borgmeier, 1957a: 105 (w.); Feitosa et al., 2011: 6 (eq.).
• Combination in Sphinctomyrmex (Sphinctomyrmex): Emery, 1911e: 7.
• Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 16; Forel, 1895b: 116; Emery, 1911e: 7; Borgmeier, 1923: 50; Borgmeier, 1957a: 105; Kempf, 1964e: 47; Kempf, 1972b: 241; Brown, 1975: 33, 75 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 392; Feitosa et al., 2011: 5 (redescription).

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