• Clark, 1936: 36 (m.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1964b: 448 (l.); Imai et al., 1977: 347 (k.)
• Combination in Ectatomma (Rhytidoponera): Forel, 1892c: 334.
• Combination in Rhytidoponera: Emery, 1911e: 38
• Status as species: Forel, 1892c: 334; Dalla Torre, 1893: 24; Emery, 1911e: 38; Clark, 1936: 36 (redescription); Brown, 1958g: 203, 273; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 45; Taylor, 1987a: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 379; Heterick, 2009: 137; Camacho et al., 2022: 12.
• Senior synonym of Rhytidoponera dixoni: Brown, 1958g: 203, 273; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 45; Taylor, 1987a: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 379.
• Senior synonym of Rhytidoponera glabrius: Brown, 1958g: 203, 273; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 45; Taylor, 1987a: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 379.
• Senior synonym of Rhytidoponera occidentalis: Brown, 1958g: 203, 273; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 45; Taylor, 1987a: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 379.
• Senior synonym of Rhytidoponera petiolata Clark, 1936: Brown, 1958g: 203; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 45; Taylor, 1987a: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 379.
• Senior synonym of Rhytidoponera stridulator: Brown, 1958g: 203, 274; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 45; Taylor, 1987a: 69; Bolton, 1995b: 379.

Junior synonyms

• Rhytidoponera dixoni Clark, 1936
• Rhytidoponera glabrius (Forel, 1907)
  Obsolete combination(s): Ectatomma mayri glabrius, Rhytidoponera mayri glabrius
• Rhytidoponera occidentalis Clark, 1936
• Rhytidoponera petiolata Clark, 1936
• Rhytidoponera stridulator Clark, 1936

Obsolete combinations

• Ectatomma mayri

Citations

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