• Bingham, 1903: 282 (s.); Radchenko, 1997g: 218 (q.m.)
• Combination in Monomorium (Holcomyrmex): Emery, 1922c: 181.
• Combination in Trichomyrmex: Ward et al., 2015: 76.
• Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 65; Forel, 1903a: 693; Bingham, 1903: 282; Forel, 1911c: 221; Forel, 1913l: 55; Emery, 1922c: 181; Menozzi, 1939a: 335; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 163; Ettershank, 1966: 88; Bolton, 1995b: 260; Radchenko, 1997g: 218; Tiwari, 1999: 56; Bharti et al., 2016: 47; Dias et al., 2020: 98.
• Senior synonym of Trichomyrmex niger: Radchenko, 1997g: 218
• Senior synonym of Trichomyrmex criniceps ruber: Radchenko, 1997g: 218

Junior synonyms

• Trichomyrmex criniceps ruber (Forel, 1903)
  Obsolete combination(s): Monomorium criniceps ruber, Holcomyrmex criniceps ruber
• Trichomyrmex niger (Forel, 1902)
  Obsolete combination(s): Monomorium criniceps niger, Holcomyrmex criniceps niger, Trichomyrmex criniceps niger

Obsolete combinations

• Holcomyrmex criniceps
• Monomorium criniceps

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