• Combination in Polyrhachis: Mayr, 1863a: 443.
• Combination in Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma): Viehmeyer, 1916a: 166.
• Junior synonym of Polyrhachis latreillii: Roger, 1863b: 9; Dalla Torre, 1893: 264; Emery, 1896j: 380.
• Status as species: Mayr, 1863a: 443; Smith, 1871a: 308; Emery, 1897: 583 (in key); Emery, 1898a: 230; Emery, 1900: 714; Forel, 1905f: 26; Forel, 1907d: 38; Forel, 1912o: 71; Forel, 1913l: 136; Forel, 1915a: 43; Viehmeyer, 1916a: 166; Wheeler, 1919f: 129; Emery, 1925d: 186; Stitz, 1925c: 134; Karavaiev, 1927f: 14 (redescription); Karavaiev, 1930a: 213; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 259; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 132; Taylor, 1987a: 59; Kohout & Taylor, 1990: 511; Bolton, 1995b: 343; Dorow, 1995: 17; Kohout, 1998: 510; Jaitrong & Nabhitabhata, 2005: 37; Kohout, 2008a: 260; Pfeiffer et al., 2011: 40; Khachonpisitsak et al., 2020: 59; Wang et al., 2022: 54.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis arcuata continentis: Kohout, 1998: 510.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis latifrons: Emery, 1897: 583; Emery, 1898a: 230; Forel, 1901c: 32; Wheeler, 1919f: 129; Emery, 1925d: 186; Bolton, 1995b: 343; Dorow, 1995: 16; Kohout, 1998: 510.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis modiglianii: Emery, 1897: 583; Emery, 1898a: 230; Forel, 1901c: 32; Wheeler, 1919f: 129; Emery, 1925d: 186; Bolton, 1995b: 343; Dorow, 1995: 16; Kohout, 1998: 510.

Junior synonyms

• Polyrhachis arcuata continentis Forel, 1905
• Polyrhachis latifrons Roger, 1863
• Polyrhachis modiglianii Emery, 1888

Obsolete combinations

• Formica arcuata

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