• Santschi, 1925a: 374 (q.)
• Combination in Acromyrmex: Emery, 1924f: 349
• Subspecies of Acromyrmex aspersus mesonotalis: Forel, 1914e: 11; Emery, 1924f: 349.
• Status as species: Santschi, 1925a: 374; Santschi, 1925d: 241; Borgmeier, 1927c: 131; Gonçalves, 1961: 138; Kempf, 1972b: 12; Cherrett & Cherrett, 1989: 50; Bolton, 1995b: 55; Wild, 2007b: 30.
• Senior synonym of Acromyrmex hispidus atratus: Gonçalves, 1961: 139; Kempf, 1972b: 12; Bolton, 1995b: 55.
• Senior synonym of Acromyrmex diabolicus: Gonçalves, 1961: 139; Kempf, 1972b: 12; Bolton, 1995b: 55.
• Senior synonym of Acromyrmex aspersus insularis: Gonçalves, 1961: 139; Kempf, 1972b: 12; Bolton, 1995b: 55.
• Senior synonym of Acromyrmex diabolicus mediocris: Gonçalves, 1961: 139; Kempf, 1972b: 12; Bolton, 1995b: 55.
• Senior synonym of Acromyrmex crassispinus rusticus: Gonçalves, 1961: 139; Kempf, 1972b: 12; Bolton, 1995b: 55.
• Material of the unavailable name Acromyrmex hispidus formosus rufescens referred here by Gonçalves, 1961: 139; Kempf, 1972b: 12; Bolton, 1995b: 55.

Junior synonyms

• Acromyrmex aspersus insularis Santschi, 1925
• Acromyrmex crassispinus rusticus Santschi, 1925
• Acromyrmex diabolicus Santschi, 1922
  Obsolete combination(s): Acromyrmex nigrosetosus diabolicus
• Acromyrmex diabolicus mediocris Santschi, 1925
• Acromyrmex hispidus atratus Santschi, 1925

Obsolete combinations

• Atta mesonotalis crassispina

Citations

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.
• Borgmeier, T. 1927c. Catalogo systematico e synonymico das formigas do Brasil. 2 parte. Subf. Pseudomyrminae, Myrmicinae, Formicidae. Archivos do Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro) 29:69-164. PDF
• Cherrett, J. M.; Cherrett, F. J. 1989. A bibliography of the leaf-cutting ants, Atta spp. and Acromyrmex spp., up to 1975. Overseas Development Natural Resources Institute Bulletin 14:1-58. PDF
• Emery, C. 1924f ("1922"). Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [concl.]. Genera Insectorum 174C:207-397. PDF
• Forel, A. 1909a. Ameisen aus Guatemala usw., Paraguay und Argentinien (Hym.). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1909:239-269. PDF
• Forel, A. 1914e. Quelques fourmis de Colombie. Pp. 9-14 in: Fuhrmann, O.; Mayor, E. 1914. Voyage d'exploration scientifique en Colombie. Mémoires de la Société Neuchâteloise des Sciences Naturelles 5(2):1-1090. PDF
• Gonçalves, C. R. 1961. O genero Acromyrmex no Brasil (Hym. Formicidae). Studia Entomologica 4:113-180. PDF
• Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da região Neotropical. Studia Entomologica 15:3-344. PDF
• Santschi, F. 1925a. Revision du genre Acromyrmex Mayr. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 31:355-398. PDF
• Santschi, F. 1925d. Nouveaux Formicides brésiliens et autres. Bulletin et Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 65:221-247. PDF
• Wild, A. L. 2007b. A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 1622:1-55. PDF