• Subspecies of Camponotus japonicus: Wheeler, 1930k: 75; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 222.
• Junior synonym of Camponotus japonicus: Yasumatsu & Brown, 1951: 36; Yasumatsu & Brown, 1957: 49; Bolton, 1995b: 130; Radchenko, 1997b: 556; Zhou, 2001a: 210.

Citations

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