Meranoplus valid
Smith, F. 1853 ("1854"). Monograph of the genus Cryptocerus, belonging to the group Cryptoceridae - family Myrmicidae - division Hymenoptera Heterogyna. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (2)2:213-228.   128678

Meranoplus ajax valid Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Arkiv för Zoologi 9(16):1-119.   125258

Meranoplus angustinodis valid Australia (South Australia). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus arcuatus valid Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus armatus valid Indonesia (Sulawesi or Sumatra). Indomalaya.
Smith, F. 1862d. A list of the genera and species belonging to the family Cryptoceridae, with descriptions of new species; also a list of the species of the genus Echinopla. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (3)1:407-416.   128698

Meranoplus astericus valid New Guinea (Indonesia). Australasia.
Donisthorpe, H. 1947e. Some new ants from New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)14:183-197.   124354

Meranoplus attenuatus obsolete combination Brazil (Pará). Neotropic.
Smith, F. 1876d. Descriptions of new species of Cryptoceridae, belonging to the genera Cryptocerus, Meranoplus, and Cataulacus. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1876:603-612.   128717

Meranoplus aureolus valid Australia (Northern Territory). Australasia.
Crawley, W. C. 1921. New and little-known species of ants from various localities. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)7:87-97.   123858

Meranoplus aureolus doddi obsolete combination Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Santschi, F. 1928e. Nouvelles fourmis d'Australie. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 56:465-483.   128376

Meranoplus aureolus linae obsolete combination Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Santschi, F. 1928e. Nouvelles fourmis d'Australie. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 56:465-483.   128376

Meranoplus barretti valid Australia (Victoria). Australasia.
Santschi, F. 1928e. Nouvelles fourmis d'Australie. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 56:465-483.   128376

Meranoplus beatoni valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Taylor, R. W. 2006. Ants of the genus Meranoplus F. Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): three new species and others from northeastern Australian rainforests. Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8:21-29.   132427

Meranoplus bellii valid India (Karnataka). Indomalaya.
Forel, A. 1902c. Myrmicinae nouveaux de l'Inde et de Ceylan. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 10:165-249.   125121

Meranoplus bellii javanus synonym of Meranoplus castaneus Indonesia (Java). Indomalaya.
Karavaiev, V. 1935a. Neue Ameisen aus dem Indo-Australischen Gebiet, nebst Revision einiger Formen. Treubia 15:57-118.   126276

Meranoplus berrimah valid Australia (Northern Territory). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus bicolor valid India (Puducherry). Indomalaya.
Guérin-Méneville, F. E. 1844a. Iconographie du règne animal de G. Cuvier, ou représentation d'après nature de l'une des espèces les plus remarquables, et souvent non encore figurées, de chaque genre d'animaux. Insectes. Paris: J. B. Baillière, 576 pp.   125711

Meranoplus bicolor fuscescens synonym of Meranoplus bicolor Taiwan. Indomalaya.
Wheeler, W. M. 1930b. Formosan ants collected by Dr. R. Takahashi. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 11:93-106.   130218

Meranoplus bicolor lucidus synonym of Meranoplus bicolor Myanmar. Indomalaya.
Forel, A. 1903a. Les Formicides de l'Empire des Indes et de Ceylan. Part X. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 14:679-715.   125135

Meranoplus biliran valid Philippines (Biliran). Indomalaya.
Schödl, S. 1998. Taxonomic revision of Oriental Meranoplus F. Smith, 1853 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. B, Botanik, Zoologie 100:361-394.   132229

Meranoplus birmanus valid Myanmar. Indomalaya.
Schödl, S. 1999. Description of Meranoplus birmanus sp. nov. from Myanmar, and the first record of M. bicolor from Laos (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Entomological Problems 30:61-65.   132230

Meranoplus boltoni valid Sri Lanka. Indomalaya.
Schödl, S. 1998. Taxonomic revision of Oriental Meranoplus F. Smith, 1853 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. B, Botanik, Zoologie 100:361-394.   132229

Meranoplus bondroiti synonym of Meranoplus magrettii Democratic Republic of the Congo. Afrotropic.
Santschi, F. 1915c. Nouvelles fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 84:244-282.   128292

Meranoplus borneensis valid Borneo (East Malaysia: Sabah). Indomalaya.
Schödl, S. 1998. Taxonomic revision of Oriental Meranoplus F. Smith, 1853 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. B, Botanik, Zoologie 100:361-394.   132229

Meranoplus carinatus synonym of Meranoplus bellii India (Kerala). Indomalaya.
Donisthorpe, H. 1942d. Ants from the Colombo Museum Expedition to Southern India, September-October 1938. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)9:449-461.   124317

Meranoplus castaneus valid Borneo (East Malaysia: Sarawak). Indomalaya.
Smith, F. 1857a. Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects collected at Sarawak, Borneo; Mount Ophir, Malacca; and at Singapore, by A. R. Wallace. [part]. Journal and Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology 2:42-88.   128683

Meranoplus castaneus hammaceros synonym of Meranoplus castaneus Indonesia (Sumatra). Indomalaya.
Forel, A. 1912o. Einige neue und interessante Ameisenformen aus Sumatra etc. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Supplement 15("Erster Band"):51-78.   125237

Meranoplus christinae valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus clypeatus valid Guinea. Afrotropic.
Bernard, F. 1953b ("1952"). La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mt Nimba. XI. Hyménoptères Formicidae. Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Afrique Noire 19:165-270.   122637

Meranoplus convexius valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus cordatus synonym of Meranoplus castaneus Borneo (East Malaysia: Sarawak). Indomalaya.
Smith, F. 1857a. Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects collected at Sarawak, Borneo; Mount Ophir, Malacca; and at Singapore, by A. R. Wallace. [part]. Journal and Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology 2:42-88.   128683

Meranoplus crassispina valid Australia (South Australia). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus crawleyi synonym of Meranoplus minimus
Viehmeyer, H. 1925a. Formiciden der australischen Faunenregion. (Fortsetzung.). Entomologische Mitteilungen. Berlin-Dahlem 14:25-39.   129537

Meranoplus cryptomys valid Madagascar. Malagasy.
Boudinot, B. E.; Fisher, B. L. 2013. A taxonomic revision of the Meranoplus F. Smith of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) with keys to species and diagnosis of the males. Zootaxa 3635:301-339.   142345

Meranoplus curvispina valid Australia (New South Wales). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1910b. Formicides australiens reçus de MM. Froggatt et Rowland Turner. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 18:1-94.   125203

Meranoplus deserticola valid Australia (Northern Territory). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus dichrous incertae sedis in genus, unidentifiable Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1907j. Formicidae. In: Michaelsen, W.; Hartmeyer, R. (eds.) 1907. Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Band I, Lieferung 7. Jena: Gustav Fischer, pp. 263-310.   125178

Meranoplus difformis obsolete combination Brazil (Pará). Neotropic.
Smith, F. 1858a. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp.   128685

Meranoplus digitatus valid Australia (New South Wales). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus dimicans synonym of Meranoplus bicolor Sri Lanka. Indomalaya.
Walker, F. 1859. Characters of some apparently undescribed Ceylon insects. [part]. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3)4:370-376.   129567

Meranoplus dimidiatus valid Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Smith, F. 1867. Descriptions of new species of Cryptoceridae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (3)5:523-528.   128671

Meranoplus discalis valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus diversoides valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus diversus valid Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Smith, F. 1867. Descriptions of new species of Cryptoceridae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (3)5:523-528.   128671

Meranoplus diversus duyfkeni obsolete combination Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Arkiv för Zoologi 9(16):1-119.   125258

Meranoplus diversus oxleyi obsolete combination Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Arkiv för Zoologi 9(16):1-119.   125258

Meranoplus diversus unicolor obsolete combination Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1902j. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 10:405-548.   125129

Meranoplus dlusskyi valid Vietnam. Indomalaya.
Zryanin, V. A. 2015. The first subterranean ant species of the genus Meranoplus F. Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Vietnam. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 11:153-160.   142992

Meranoplus doddi incertae sedis in genus, unidentifiable Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Santschi, F. 1928e. Nouvelles fourmis d'Australie. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 56:465-483.   128376

Meranoplus duyfkeni valid Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Arkiv för Zoologi 9(16):1-119.   125258

Meranoplus excavatus valid Australia (South Australia). Australasia.
Clark, J. 1938. The Sir Joseph Banks Islands. Reports of the McCoy Society for Field Investigation and Research. Part 10. Formicidae (Hymenoptera). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (n.s.)50:356-382.   123633

Meranoplus excisus synonym of Meranoplus peringueyi South Africa. Afrotropic.
Arnold, G. 1914. Nest-changing migrations of two species of ants. Proceedings and Transactions of the Rhodesia Scientific Association 13:25-32.   122308

Meranoplus fenestratus valid Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Smith, F. 1867. Descriptions of new species of Cryptoceridae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (3)5:523-528.   128671

Meranoplus ferrugineus valid Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Crawley, W. C. 1922a. New ants from Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)9:427-448.   123872

Meranoplus flaviventris synonym of Meranoplus bellii India (Kerala). Indomalaya.
Donisthorpe, H. 1943b. Ants from the Colombo Museum Expedition to Southern India, September-October, 1938. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)10:196-208.   124324

Meranoplus froggatti valid Australia (Victoria). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1913h. Fourmis de Tasmanie et d'Australie récoltées par MM. Lae, Froggatt etc. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 49:173-195.   125245

Meranoplus glaber valid Zimbabwe. Afrotropic.
Arnold, G. 1926. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Appendix. Annals of the South African Museum 23:191-295.   122314

Meranoplus gracilis obsolete combination 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

Meranoplus hilli valid Australia (Victoria). Australasia.
Crawley, W. C. 1922a. New ants from Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)9:427-448.   123872

Meranoplus hirsutus valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Mayr, G. 1876. Die australischen Formiciden. Journal des Museum Godeffroy 12:56-115.   127196

Meranoplus hirsutus minor obsolete combination Australia (New South Wales). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1902j. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 10:405-548.   125129

Meranoplus hirsutus minor bimaculatus unavailable Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Santschi, F. 1928e. Nouvelles fourmis d'Australie. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 56:465-483.   128376

Meranoplus hirsutus rugosus obsolete combination Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Crawley, W. C. 1922a. New ants from Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)9:427-448.   123872

Meranoplus hoplites valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Taylor, R. W. 2006. Ants of the genus Meranoplus F. Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): three new species and others from northeastern Australian rainforests. Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8:21-29.   132427

Meranoplus hospes incertae sedis in genus, unidentifiable Australia (New South Wales). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1910b. Formicides australiens reçus de MM. Froggatt et Rowland Turner. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 18:1-94.   125203

Meranoplus inermis valid South Africa. Afrotropic.
Emery, C. 1895i. Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3e mémoire. Formicides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 64:15-56.   124596

Meranoplus intrudens obsolete combination South Africa. Afrotropic.
Smith, F. 1876d. Descriptions of new species of Cryptoceridae, belonging to the genera Cryptocerus, Meranoplus, and Cataulacus. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1876:603-612.   128717

Meranoplus laeviventris valid Myanmar. Indomalaya.
Emery, C. 1889. Formiche di Birmania e del Tenasserim raccolte da Leonardo Fea (1885-87). Dummy reference. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale 27[=(2)7]:485-520.   133001

Meranoplus laeviventris punctulatus synonym of Meranoplus laeviventris Myanmar. Indomalaya.
Emery, C. 1895m. Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. LXIII. Formiche di Birmania del Tenasserim e dei Monti Carin raccolte da L. Fea. Parte II. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale 34[=(2)14]:450-483.   124600

Meranoplus leveillei valid New Caledonia. Australasia.
Emery, C. 1883. Alcune formiche della Nuova Caledonia. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 15:145-151.   124505

Meranoplus levis valid India (Tamil Nadu). Indomalaya.
Donisthorpe, H. 1942d. Ants from the Colombo Museum Expedition to Southern India, September-October 1938. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)9:449-461.   124317

Meranoplus linae valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Santschi, F. 1928e. Nouvelles fourmis d'Australie. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 56:465-483.   128376

Meranoplus loebli valid Sri Lanka. Indomalaya.
Schödl, S. 1998. Taxonomic revision of Oriental Meranoplus F. Smith, 1853 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. B, Botanik, Zoologie 100:361-394.   132229

Meranoplus magrettii valid Sudan. Afrotropic.
André, Ern. 1884b ("1883"). [Untitled. Meranoplus Magrettii Andr. n. sp.]. P. 245 in: Magretti, P. 1884. Raccolte imenotterologiche nell'Africa Orientale. Bollettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 15:241-253.   142430

Meranoplus malaysianus valid West Malaysia, Indonesia (Java). Indomalaya.
Schödl, S. 1998. Taxonomic revision of Oriental Meranoplus F. Smith, 1853 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. B, Botanik, Zoologie 100:361-394.   132229

Meranoplus mars valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1902j. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 10:405-548.   125129

Meranoplus mars ajax obsolete combination Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Arkiv för Zoologi 9(16):1-119.   125258

Meranoplus mayri valid Madagascar. Malagasy.
Forel, A. 1910a. Glanures myrmécologiques. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 54:6-32.   125202

Meranoplus mcarthuri valid Australia (Northern Territory). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus minimus valid
Crawley, W. C. 1922a. New ants from Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)9:427-448.   123872

Meranoplus minor valid Australia (New South Wales). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1902j. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 10:405-548.   125129

Meranoplus minor homonym replaced by Meranoplus minimus Australia (Northern Territory). Australasia.
Crawley, W. C. 1918. Some new Australian ants. Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation 30:86-92.   123857

Meranoplus mjobergi valid Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Arkiv för Zoologi 9(16):1-119.   125258

Meranoplus montanus valid Borneo (on Sarawak/Kalimantan border). Indomalaya.
Schödl, S. 1998. Taxonomic revision of Oriental Meranoplus F. Smith, 1853 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. B, Botanik, Zoologie 100:361-394.   132229

Meranoplus mosalahi valid Oman. Afrotropic.
Sharaf, M. R. 2019. [New species Meranoplus mosalahi attributed to Sharaf, M. R.]. Pp. 6 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2019a. Review of the ant genus Meranoplus Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species M. mosalahi sp. n. from Oman. PeerJ 7:20 pp. e6287.   143284

Meranoplus mucronatus valid West Malaysia. Indomalaya.
Smith, F. 1857a. Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects collected at Sarawak, Borneo; Mount Ophir, Malacca; and at Singapore, by A. R. Wallace. [part]. Journal and Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology 2:42-88.   128683

Meranoplus naitsabes valid Australia (Northern Territory). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus nanus valid Gabon. Afrotropic.
André, Ern. 1892a. Matériaux myrmécologiques. Revue d'Entomologie (Caen) 11:45-56.   122272

Meranoplus nanus affinis synonym of Meranoplus inermis
Baroni Urbani, C. 1971b. Einige Homonymien in der Familie Formicidae (Hymenoptera). Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 44:360-362.   122477

Meranoplus nanus kiboshana synonym of Meranoplus inermis Tanzania. Afrotropic.
Emery, C. 1924f ("1922"). Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [concl.]. Genera Insectorum 174C:207-397.   124769

Meranoplus nanus nanior synonym of Meranoplus inermis Tanzania. Afrotropic.
Forel, A. 1907d. Formicides du Musée National Hongrois. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici 5:1-42.   125171

Meranoplus nanus nanior kiboshana unavailable Tanzania. Afrotropic.
Forel, A. 1907d. Formicides du Musée National Hongrois. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici 5:1-42.   125171

Meranoplus nanus similis homonym replaced by Meranoplus nanus affinis Kenya. Afrotropic.
Karavaiev, V. 1931d. Ameisen aus Englisch-Ostafrika. Zoologischer Anzeiger 95:42-51.   126270

Meranoplus nanus soriculus synonym of Meranoplus inermis Democratic Republic of the Congo. Afrotropic.
Wheeler, W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. New York: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 1139.   133015

Meranoplus nepalensis valid Nepal. Indomalaya.
Schödl, S. 1998. Taxonomic revision of Oriental Meranoplus F. Smith, 1853 (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. B, Botanik, Zoologie 100:361-394.   132229

Meranoplus niger valid New Guinea (Indonesia). Australasia.
Donisthorpe, H. 1949b ("1948"). A fifth instalment of the Ross Collection of ants from New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (12)1:487-506.   124366

Meranoplus occidentalis valid Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus oceanicus valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Smith, F. 1862d. A list of the genera and species belonging to the family Cryptoceridae, with descriptions of new species; also a list of the species of the genus Echinopla. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (3)1:407-416.   128698

Meranoplus orientalis valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus oxleyi valid Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Arkiv för Zoologi 9(16):1-119.   125258

Meranoplus parviumgulatus valid New Guinea (Indonesia). Australasia.
Donisthorpe, H. 1947e. Some new ants from New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)14:183-197.   124354

Meranoplus peringueyi valid South Africa. Afrotropic.
Emery, C. 1886b. Alcune formiche africane. Bullettino della Società Entomologica Italiana 18:355-366.   124534

Meranoplus periyarensis valid India (Kerala). Indomalaya.
Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A. 2014c. Meranoplus periyarensis, a remarkable new ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species from India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 17:811-815.   142705

Meranoplus petiolatus obsolete combination Brazil. Neotropic.
Smith, F. 1853 ("1854"). Monograph of the genus Cryptocerus, belonging to the group Cryptoceridae - family Myrmicidae - division Hymenoptera Heterogyna. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (2)2:213-228.   128678

Meranoplus pubescens valid Australia (South Australia). Australasia.
Smith, F. 1853 ("1854"). Monograph of the genus Cryptocerus, belonging to the group Cryptoceridae - family Myrmicidae - division Hymenoptera Heterogyna. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (2)2:213-228.   128678

Meranoplus pubescens fenestratus obsolete combination Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Smith, F. 1867. Descriptions of new species of Cryptoceridae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (3)5:523-528.   128671

Meranoplus pubescens fenestratus christmasensis unavailable Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1915b. Results of Dr. E. Mjöbergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-13. 2. Ameisen. Arkiv för Zoologi 9(16):1-119.   125258

Meranoplus pulcher valid Saudi Arabia. Palearctic.
Sharaf, M. R. 2014. Meranoplus pulcher SHARAF sp. n. Pp. 4-7 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S. 2014. First record of the myrmicine ant genus Meranoplus Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species and notes on the zoogeography of southwestern Kingdom Saudi Arabia. PLoS ONE 9 (11):9 pp. e111298.   142677

Meranoplus puncticeps obsolete combination Brazil (Pará). Neotropic.
Smith, F. 1876d. Descriptions of new species of Cryptoceridae, belonging to the genera Cryptocerus, Meranoplus, and Cataulacus. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1876:603-612.   128717

Meranoplus puryi valid Australia (Victoria). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1902j. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 10:405-548.   125129

Meranoplus puryi curvispina obsolete combination Australia (New South Wales). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1910b. Formicides australiens reçus de MM. Froggatt et Rowland Turner. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 18:1-94.   125203

Meranoplus radamae valid Madagascar. Malagasy.
Forel, A. 1891c. Les Formicides. [part]. In: Grandidier, A. 1891. Histoire physique, naturelle, et politique de Madagascar. Volume XX. Histoire naturelle des Hyménoptères. Deuxième partie (28e fascicule). Paris: Hachette et Cie, v + 237 pp.   125030

Meranoplus raripilis valid New Guinea (Indonesia). Australasia.
Donisthorpe, H. 1938h. New species of ants and a new subgenus of Dolichoderus from various localities. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)2:498-504.   124290

Meranoplus rothneyi valid India (Kerala). Indomalaya.
Forel, A. 1902c. Myrmicinae nouveaux de l'Inde et de Ceylan. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 10:165-249.   125121

Meranoplus rugifrons synonym of Meranoplus armatus New Guinea (Papua New Guinea). Australasia.
Emery, C. 1897. Viaggio di Lamberto Loria nella Papuasia orientale. XVIII. Formiche raccolte nella Nuova Guinea dal Dott. Lamberto Loria. Dummy reference. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale 38[=(2)18]:546-594.   133003

Meranoplus rugosus valid Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Crawley, W. C. 1922a. New ants from Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)9:427-448.   123872

Meranoplus sabronensis valid New Guinea (Indonesia). Australasia.
Donisthorpe, H. 1941c. Descriptions of new species of ants from New Guinea. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (11)7:129-144.   124301

Meranoplus schoedli valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Taylor, R. W. 2006. Ants of the genus Meranoplus F. Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): three new species and others from northeastern Australian rainforests. Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8:21-29.   132427

Meranoplus siamensis valid Thailand. Indomalaya.
Yodprasit, K.; Jaitrong, W. 2024. [Untitled. Meranoplus siamensis sp. nov. and Meranoplus tanomtongi sp. nov. attributed to K. Yodprasit and W. Jaitrong.]. Pp. 211-218 in: Yodprasit, K.; Buddhakala, N.; Tasen, W.; Jaitrong, W. 2024. Two new species and a new record of the ant genus Meranoplus Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Thailand. ZooKeys 1210:207-227.   144389

Meranoplus similis valid Australia (South Australia). Australasia.
Viehmeyer, H. 1922. Neue Ameisen. Archiv für Naturgeschichte (A)88(7):203-220.   129517

Meranoplus simoni synonym of Meranoplus magrettii South Africa. Afrotropic.
Emery, C. 1895i. Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3e mémoire. Formicides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 64:15-56.   124596

Meranoplus simoni diversipilosus synonym of Meranoplus magrettii Zimbabwe. Afrotropic.
Santschi, F. 1932b. Formicides sud-africains. Pp. 381-392 in: Jeannel, R. (ed.) 1932. Société Entomologique de France. Livre du centenaire. Paris: Société Entomologique de France, xii + 729 pp.   128402

Meranoplus simoni nitidiventris synonym of Meranoplus magrettii South Africa. Afrotropic.
Mayr, G. 1901b. Südafrikanische Formiciden, gesammelt von Dr. Hans Brauns. Annalen des Kaiserlich-Königlichen Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 16:1-30.   127247

Meranoplus simoni nitidiventris springvalensis unavailable Zimbabwe. Afrotropic.
Arnold, G. 1917. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part III. Myrmicinae. Annals of the South African Museum 14:271-402.   122311

Meranoplus simoni suturalis synonym of Meranoplus magrettii South Africa. Afrotropic.
Forel, A. 1910f. Note sur quelques fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 54:421-458.   125207

Meranoplus singularis obsolete combination 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

Meranoplus snellingi valid Australia (Northern Territory). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus spininodis valid Zimbabwe. Afrotropic.
Arnold, G. 1917. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part III. Myrmicinae. Annals of the South African Museum 14:271-402.   122311

Meranoplus spininodis glaber obsolete combination Zimbabwe. Afrotropic.
Arnold, G. 1926. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Appendix. Annals of the South African Museum 23:191-295.   122314

Meranoplus spinosus valid Indonesia (Aru Is). Indomalaya.
Smith, F. 1859a. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace at the islands of Aru and Key. [part]. Journal and Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology 3:132-158.   128687

Meranoplus spinosus rugifrons obsolete combination New Guinea (Papua New Guinea). Australasia.
Emery, C. 1897. Viaggio di Lamberto Loria nella Papuasia orientale. XVIII. Formiche raccolte nella Nuova Guinea dal Dott. Lamberto Loria. Dummy reference. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale 38[=(2)18]:546-594.   133003

Meranoplus sthenus valid Zimbabwe. Afrotropic.
Bolton, B. 1981a. A revision of the ant genera Meranoplus F. Smith, Dicroaspis Emery and Calyptomyrmex Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Ethiopian zoogeographical region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 42:43-81.   122844

Meranoplus striatus obsolete combination Brazil (Amazonas). Neotropic.
Smith, F. 1860c. Descriptions of new genera and species of exotic Hymenoptera. Journal of Entomology 1:65-84.   128692

Meranoplus subpilosus obsolete combination Brazil (Amazonas). Neotropic.
Smith, F. 1860c. Descriptions of new genera and species of exotic Hymenoptera. Journal of Entomology 1:65-84.   128692

Meranoplus sylvarius valid Madagascar. Malagasy.
Boudinot, B. E.; Fisher, B. L. 2013. A taxonomic revision of the Meranoplus F. Smith of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) with keys to species and diagnosis of the males. Zootaxa 3635:301-339.   142345

Meranoplus tanomtongi valid Thailand. Indomalaya.
Yodprasit, K.; Jaitrong, W. 2024. [Untitled. Meranoplus siamensis sp. nov. and Meranoplus tanomtongi sp. nov. attributed to K. Yodprasit and W. Jaitrong.]. Pp. 211-218 in: Yodprasit, K.; Buddhakala, N.; Tasen, W.; Jaitrong, W. 2024. Two new species and a new record of the ant genus Meranoplus Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Thailand. ZooKeys 1210:207-227.   144389

Meranoplus tarda synonym of Meranoplus bicolor India (Karnataka/Kerala). Indomalaya.
Jerdon, T. C. 1851. A catalogue of the species of ants found in Southern India. Madras Journal of Literature and Science 17:103-127.   126168

Meranoplus taurus valid Australia (South Australia). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus testudineus valid Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
McAreavey, J. 1956. A new species of the genus Meranoplus. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 13:148-150.   127264

Meranoplus tricuspidatus valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus unicolor valid Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Forel, A. 1902j. Fourmis nouvelles d'Australie. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 10:405-548.   125129

Meranoplus variabilis valid Australia (South Australia). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Meranoplus vestigator valid Indonesia (Matabello). Indomalaya.
Smith, F. 1876d. Descriptions of new species of Cryptoceridae, belonging to the genera Cryptocerus, Meranoplus, and Cataulacus. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1876:603-612.   128717

Meranoplus villosus synonym of Meranoplus bicolor Sri Lanka. Indomalaya.
Motschoulsky, V. de 1860a ("1859"). Catalogue des insectes rapportés des environs du fl. Amour, depuis la Schilka jusqu'à Nikolaëvsk, examinés et énumérés. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 32(II):487-507.   127472

Meranoplus wilsoni valid Australia (Queensland). Australasia.
Schödl, S. 2007. Revision of Australian Meranoplus: the Meranoplus diversus group. Pp. 370-424 in: Snelling, R. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Ward, P. S. (eds.) 2007. Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80:690 pp.   132232

Parameranoplus valid
Wheeler, W. M. 1915i ("1914"). The ants of the Baltic Amber. Schriften der Physikalisch-Ökonomischen Gesellschaft zu Königsberg 55:1-142.   130096

Parameranoplus primaevus valid Baltic Amber (Eocene).
Wheeler, W. M. 1915i ("1914"). The ants of the Baltic Amber. Schriften der Physikalisch-Ökonomischen Gesellschaft zu Königsberg 55:1-142.   130096

Promeranoplus synonym of Lordomyrma
Emery, C. 1914f. Les fourmis de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des îles Loyalty. Nova Caledonia. A. Zoologie 1:393-437.   124721

Promeranoplus rouxi obsolete combination New Caledonia. Australasia.
Emery, C. 1914f. Les fourmis de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des îles Loyalty. Nova Caledonia. A. Zoologie 1:393-437.   124721