Acanthognathus valid
Mayr, G. 1887. Südamerikanische Formiciden. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 37:511-632.   127201

Acanthognathus brevicornis valid Panama (Barro Colorado). Neotropic.
Smith, M. R. 1944c. A key to the genus Acanthognathus Mayr, with the description of a new species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 46:150-152.   128799

Acanthognathus laevigatus valid Colombia. Neotropic.
Galvis, J. P.; Fernández, F. 2009. Ants of Colombia X. Acanthognathus with the description of a new species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Revista Colombiana de Entomología 35 (2):245-249.   131354

Acanthognathus lentus valid Honduras. Neotropic.
Mann, W. M. 1922. Ants from Honduras and Guatemala. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 61:1-54.   127073

Acanthognathus ocellatus valid Brazil (Santa Catarina). Neotropic.
Mayr, G. 1887. Südamerikanische Formiciden. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 37:511-632.   127201

Acanthognathus poinari valid Dominican Republic (Dominican Amber, Miocene).
Baroni Urbani, C. 1994c. [Untitled. Acanthognathus poinari Baroni Urbani n. sp.]. Pp. 41-44 in: Baroni Urbani, C.; De Andrade, M. L. 1994. First description of fossil Dacetini ants with a critical analysis of the current classification of the tribe (Amber Collection Stuttgart: Hymenoptera, Formicidae. VI: Dacetini). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 198:1-65.   122510

Acanthognathus rudis valid Brazil (São Paulo). Neotropic.
Brown, W. L., Jr.; Kempf, W. W. 1969. A revision of the neotropical dacetine ant genus Acanthognathus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche (Cambridge) 76:87-109.   123251

Acanthognathus stipulosus valid Brazil (Amazonas). Neotropic.
Brown, W. L., Jr.; Kempf, W. W. 1969. A revision of the neotropical dacetine ant genus Acanthognathus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche (Cambridge) 76:87-109.   123251

Acanthognathus teledectus valid Colombia. Neotropic.
Brown, W. L., Jr.; Kempf, W. W. 1969. A revision of the neotropical dacetine ant genus Acanthognathus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche (Cambridge) 76:87-109.   123251