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

Acanthostichus (Acanthostichus) obsolete combination
Mayr, G. 1887. Südamerikanische Formiciden. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 37:511-632.   127201

Acanthostichus (Ctenopyga) obsolete combination
Ashmead, W. H. 1906. Classification of the foraging and driver ants, or Family Dorylidae, with a description of the genus Ctenopyga Ashm. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 8:21-31.   122380

Acanthostichus afflictus obsolete combination Argentina (Formosa). Neotropic.
Gallardo, A. 1919a. Una nueva prodorilina Acanthostichus afflictus [male]. Anales del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Buenos Aires 30:237-242.   125423

Acanthostichus arizonensis valid U.S.A. (Arizona). Nearctic.
MacKay, W. P. 1996. A revision of the ant genus Acanthostichus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 27:129-179.   131770

Acanthostichus bentoni valid Brazil (Amazonas). Neotropic.
MacKay, W. P. 1996. A revision of the ant genus Acanthostichus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 27:129-179.   131770

Acanthostichus brevicornis valid French Guiana. Neotropic.
Emery, C. 1894d. Studi sulle formiche della fauna neotropica. VI-XVI. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 26:137-241.   124576

Acanthostichus brevinodis valid Brazil (Mato Grosso). Neotropic.
MacKay, W. P. 1996. A revision of the ant genus Acanthostichus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 27:129-179.   131770

Acanthostichus concavinodis valid Bolivia. Neotropic.
MacKay, W. P. 1996. A revision of the ant genus Acanthostichus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 27:129-179.   131770

Acanthostichus davisi valid U.S.A. (Texas). Nearctic.
Smith, M. R. 1942b. The males of two North American cerapachyine ants. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 44:62-64.   128788

Acanthostichus emmae valid Mexico (Oaxaca). Neotropic.
MacKay, W. P. 1996. A revision of the ant genus Acanthostichus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 27:129-179.   131770

Acanthostichus femoralis valid Argentina (Formosa). Neotropic.
Kusnezov, N. 1962a. El género Acanthostichus Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Acta Zoologica Lilloana 18:121-138.   126670

Acanthostichus flexuosus valid Brazil (Santa Catarina). Neotropic.
MacKay, W. P. 1996. A revision of the ant genus Acanthostichus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 27:129-179.   131770

Acanthostichus fuscipennis valid Brazil (Pará). Neotropic.
Emery, C. 1895l. Die Gattung Dorylus Fab. und die systematische Eintheilung der Formiciden. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 8:685-778.   124599

Acanthostichus hispaniolicus valid Dominican Amber (Dominican Republic, Miocene).
De Andrade, M. L. 1998b. First description of fossil Acanthostichus from Dominican amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 71:269-274.   131013

Acanthostichus kirbyi valid Brazil (Mato Grosso). Neotropic.
Emery, C. 1895l. Die Gattung Dorylus Fab. und die systematische Eintheilung der Formiciden. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 8:685-778.   124599

Acanthostichus laevigatus valid Venezuela. Neotropic.
MacKay, W. P. 1996. A revision of the ant genus Acanthostichus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 27:129-179.   131770

Acanthostichus laticornis valid Paraguay. Neotropic.
Forel, A. 1908. Ameisen aus Sao Paulo (Brasilien), Paraguay etc. gesammelt von Prof. Herm. v. Ihering, Dr. Lutz, Dr. Fiebrig, etc. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 58:340-418.   124686

Acanthostichus laticornis obscuridens synonym of Acanthostichus laticornis Argentina (Misiones). Neotropic.
Santschi, F. 1934c. Fourmis de Misiones et du Chaco argentin. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 6:23-34.   128419

Acanthostichus lattkei valid Venezuela. Neotropic.
MacKay, W. P. 1996. A revision of the ant genus Acanthostichus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 27:129-179.   131770

Acanthostichus longinodis valid Paraguay. Neotropic.
Mackay, W. P. 2004. A new species of the ant genus Acanthostichus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Paraguay, and a description of the gyne of A. brevicornis Emery. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 106:97-101.   131773

Acanthostichus niger synonym of Acanthostichus quadratus Argentina (Misiones). Neotropic.
Santschi, F. 1933f. Fourmis de la République Argentine en particulier du territoire de Misiones. Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina 116:105-124.   128415

Acanthostichus punctiscapus valid U.S.A. (New Mexico). Nearctic.
MacKay, W. P. 1996. A revision of the ant genus Acanthostichus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 27:129-179.   131770

Acanthostichus quadratus valid Bolivia, Brazil. Neotropic.
Emery, C. 1895l. Die Gattung Dorylus Fab. und die systematische Eintheilung der Formiciden. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 8:685-778.   124599

Acanthostichus quirozi valid Mexico (Veracruz). Neotropic.
MacKay, W. P. 1996. A revision of the ant genus Acanthostichus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 27:129-179.   131770

Acanthostichus ramosmexiae synonym of Acanthostichus brevicornis Argentina (Santa Fe). Neotropic.
Bruch, C. 1924b. Una nueva ponerina Acanthostichus Ramosmexiae n. spec. Physis (Buenos Aires) 7:260-261.   123283

Acanthostichus sanchezorum valid Colombia. Neotropic.
MacKay, W. P. 1985. Acanthostichus sanchezorum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), una nueva especie de Colombia. Sociobiology 11:127-131.   127009

Acanthostichus serratulus valid Brazil (Amazonas). Neotropic.
Smith, F. 1858a. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp.   128685

Acanthostichus serratulus niger obsolete combination Argentina (Misiones). Neotropic.
Santschi, F. 1933f. Fourmis de la République Argentine en particulier du territoire de Misiones. Anales de la Sociedad Cientifica Argentina 116:105-124.   128415

Acanthostichus skwarrae valid Mexico (Veracruz). Neotropic.
Wheeler, W. M. 1934g. Neotropical ants collected by Dr. Elisabeth Skwarra and others. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 77:157-240.   130256

Acanthostichus texanus valid U.S.A. (Texas). Nearctic.
Forel, A. 1904e. Fourmis du Musée de Bruxelles. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 48:168-177.   125148

Acanthostichus townsendi synonym of Acanthostichus texanus Mexico. Neotropic.
Ashmead, W. H. 1906. Classification of the foraging and driver ants, or Family Dorylidae, with a description of the genus Ctenopyga Ashm. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 8:21-31.   122380

Acanthostichus truncatus valid Colombia. Neotropic.
MacKay, W. P. 1996. A revision of the ant genus Acanthostichus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 27:129-179.   131770