• Mayr, 1887: 542 (q.m.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1952a: 123 (l.).
• Combination in Ectatomma (Holcoponera): Mayr, 1887: 541.
• Combination in Gnamptogenys: Brown, 1958g: 229.
• Combination in Holcoponera Mayr, 1887: Emery, 1911e: 40; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Status as species: Mayr, 1887: 542; Dalla Torre, 1893: 26; Forel, 1895b: 113; Emery, 1896g: 44 (in key); Forel, 1901m: 81; Forel, 1909a: 253; Emery, 1911e: 40; Bruch, 1915: 528; Mann, 1916: 404; Wheeler, 1917g: 457; Gallardo, 1918c: 25 (redescription); Wheeler, 1922e: 3; Borgmeier, 1923: 56; Wheeler, 1925a: 4; Santschi, 1929h: 442 (redescription); Brown, 1956d: 490; Brown, 1958g: 229, 327; Kempf, 1970b: 325; Kempf & Lenko, 1976: 52; Zolessi et al., 1988: 2; Lattke, 1990b: 20; Brandão, 1991: 345; Bolton, 1995b: 211; Lattke, 1995: 186; Lattke et al., 2004: 348; Wild, 2007b: 27; Lattke et al., 2007: 258 (in key); Lattke et al., 2008: 98; Branstetter & Sáenz, 2012: 255; Bezděčková et al., 2015: 111; Feitosa, 2015c: 98; Wetterer et al., 2016: 11; Feitosa & Prada-Achiardi, 2019: 673; Lubertazzi, 2019: 119; Camacho et al., 2020: 454 (in key); Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera brasiliensis angustiloba: Brown, 1958g: 229; Kempf, 1972b: 115; Bolton, 1995b: 211; Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera angustipleura: Brown, 1958g: 229; Kempf, 1972b: 115; Bolton, 1995b: 211; Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera striatula antillana: Brown, 1956d: 490; Brown, 1958g: 300; Kempf, 1972b: 115; Bolton, 1995b: 211; Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera arcuata: Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera brasiliensis: Brown, 1958g: 229, 327; Kempf, 1972b: 115; Bolton, 1995b: 211; Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera brasiliensis calcarata: Brown, 1958g: 229; Kempf, 1972b: 115; Bolton, 1995b: 211; Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera curtula: Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera wasmanni isthmica: Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera brasiliensis mayri: Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera striatula obscura: Santschi, 1929h: 442; Kempf, 1972b: 115; Bolton, 1995b: 211; Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera brasiliensis paulina: Brown, 1958g: 229; Kempf, 1972b: 115; Bolton, 1995b: 211; Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera emeryi recta: Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera rustica: Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera simplicoides: Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera curtula stolli: Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera curtula vollenweideri: Brown, 1958g: 229; Kempf, 1972b: 115; Bolton, 1995b: 211; Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera wasmanni: Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Senior synonym of Holcoponera wheeleri: Lattke, 1995: 186; Camacho et al., 2022: 11.
• Material of the unavailable name Holcoponera brasiliensis simplicoides hybrida Santschi, 1929h referred here by Brown, 1958g: 229; Kempf, 1972b: 115; Bolton, 1995b: 211; Lattke, 1995: 186.

Junior synonyms

• Holcoponera angustipleura Emery, 1911
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys angustipleura, Gnamptogenys striatula angustipleura, Holcoponera striatula angustipleura
• Holcoponera arcuata Santschi, 1929
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys arcuata, Holcoponera regularis arcuata
• Holcoponera brasiliensis Emery, 1902
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys brasiliensis
• Holcoponera brasiliensis angustiloba Emery, 1911
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys striatula angustiloba, Ectatomma striatulum angustiloba, Gnamptogenys brasiliensis angustiloba
• Holcoponera brasiliensis calcarata Santschi, 1929
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys brasiliensis calcarata
• Holcoponera brasiliensis mayri Santschi, 1929
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys brasiliensis mayri
• Holcoponera brasiliensis paulina (Forel, 1908)
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys curtula paulina, Ectatomma curtulum paulina
• Holcoponera curtula (Emery, 1896)
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys curtula, Ectatomma curtulum
• Holcoponera curtula stolli (Forel, 1899)
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys curtula stolli, Ectatomma curtulum stolli
• Holcoponera curtula vollenweideri Forel, 1912
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys curtula vollenweideri
• Holcoponera emeryi recta Santschi, 1929
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys emeryi recta
• Holcoponera rustica Santschi, 1929
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys rustica
• Holcoponera simplicoides Emery, 1911
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys simplicoides, Ectatomma striatulum simplicoides, Gnamptogenys brasiliensis simplicoides, Holcoponera striatula simplicoides, Holcoponera brasiliensis simplicoides
• Holcoponera striatula antillana Santschi, 1929
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys striatula antillana
• Holcoponera striatula obscura (Emery, 1896)
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys obscura, Ectatomma obscurum, Ectatomma striatulum obscurum, Gnamptogenys striatula obscura
• Holcoponera wasmanni Santschi, 1929
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys wasmanni
• Holcoponera wasmanni isthmica Santschi, 1929
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys wasmanni isthmica
• Holcoponera wheeleri Santschi, 1929
  Obsolete combination(s): Gnamptogenys wheeleri, Holcoponera rustica wheeleri

Obsolete combinations

• Ectatomma striatulum
• Gnamptogenys striatula

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