• [Junior primary homonym of Dorylus spinolae Shuckard, 1840c.]
• Combination in Eciton: Forel, 1895b: 121.
• Combination in Eciton (Acamatus): Emery, 1900e: 187.
• Combination in Eciton (Labidus): Bruch, 1914: 215.
• Combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953: 17.
• Status as species: Smith, 1859c: 8; Roger, 1863b: 42; Mayr, 1863a: 425; Dalla Torre, 1893: 6; Forel, 1895b: 121; Emery, 1900e: 178 (in key); Emery, 1910b: 27; Forel, 1913m: 213; Bruch, 1914: 215; Borgmeier, 1923: 49; Borgmeier, 1955: 409 (redescription); Kempf, 1972b: 159; Watkins, 1976: 14 (in key); Watkins, 1982: 211 (in key).
• Replacement name: Neivamyrmex punctaticeps Emery, 1894d (Bolton, 1995b: 291).
• [Note: Neivamyrmex punctaticeps oldest junior synonym of Neivamyrmex spinolae Westwood, 1842 (synonymy by Borgmeier, 1953: 7; Borgmeier, 1955: 409); hence Neivamyrmex punctaticeps first available replacement name (Bolton, 1995b: 291).]

Obsolete combinations

• Eciton spinolae
• Labidus spinolae

Citations

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