Emery, 1911e: 69 (Megaponera (Hagensia)); Bolton, 1995b: 302 (as part of Pachycondyla); Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014: 91 (species checklist); Fisher & Bolton, 2016: 287 (checklist).
Emery, 1911e: 69 (Megaponera (Hagensia) diagnosis); Arnold, 1926: 203 (South Africa species key); Arnold, 1951: 53 (all species key); Schmidt & Shattuck, 2014: 89 (diagnosis, synopsis, distribution, ecology and behavior, phylogenetic and taxonomic considerations); Fisher & Bolton, 2016: 286 (diagnosis); Cantone, 2017: 259 (brief male diagnosis).
Extant: 2 valid species (1 synonym), 4 valid subspecies