[Note: Brown, 1973b: 182, placed Myrmegis as a junior synonym of Atta, because the entry in Rafinesque, 1815 reads, "6. Myrmegis R. Atta Latr." There is no description of Myrmegis in Rafinesque, 1815, and no included species are mentioned.]

[Note: {ref 123216}: 182, placed {tax 429056} as a junior synonym of {tax 429613}, because the entry in {ref 127988} reads, "6. <i>Myrmegis</i> R. <i>Atta</i> Latr." There is no description of {tax 429056} in {ref 127988}, and no included species are mentioned.]