• Lectotype designation: Laciny et al., 2018: 24.
• [Unresolved junior primary homonym of Pogonomyrmex badius Latreille, 1802a (Emery, 1921a: 25; Bolton, 1995b: 87).]
• Viehmeyer, 1916a: 161 (m.); Laciny et al., 2018: 26 (m.).
• Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b: 3.
• Combination in Camponotus (Colobopsis): Forel, 1913l: 133.
• Combination in Colobopsis: Ward et al., 2016: 350.
• Status as species: Smith, 1858a: 22; Mayr, 1863a: 412; Roger, 1863b: 3; Smith, 1871a: 304; Mayr, 1886c: 354; Dalla Torre, 1893: 222; Emery, 1896j: 375 (in list); Emery, 1900: 706; Bingham, 1903: 358; Forel, 1913l: 133; Viehmeyer, 1916a: 161; Wheeler, 1919f: 115; Crawley, 1924a: 407; Emery, 1925d: 150; Santschi, 1928h: 133; Donisthorpe, 1929a: 448; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 443; Menozzi, 1939a: 316 (in key); Chapman & Capco, 1951: 222; Bolton, 1995b: 87; Tang et al., 1995: 113; Karmaly & Narendran, 2006: 45; Mohanraj et al., 2010: 6; Pfeiffer et al., 2011: 36; Ran & Zhou, 2011: 66; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 27; McArthur, 2012: 32; Bharti et al., 2016: 23; Laciny et al., 2018: 24; Dias et al., 2020: 41; Khachonpisitsak et al., 2020: 48; Wang et al., 2022: 45.

Obsolete combinations

• Camponotus badius
• Formica badia

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