• [Misspelled as jheringi by Emery, 1894h: 385; Borgmeier, 1927c: 121; Brown & Kempf, 1960: 187, and others.]
• Combination in Rhopalothrix (Octostruma): Emery, 1924f: 328
• Combination in Octostruma: Brown, 1949h: 92.
• Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 145; Emery, 1894h: 385; Forel, 1895b: 135; Emery, 1924f: 328; Borgmeier, 1927c: 121; Brown, 1949h: 92; Brown & Kempf, 1960: 187 (redescription); Kempf, 1972b: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 293; Palacio, 1997: 417 (in key); Wild, 2007b: 34; Branstetter & Sáenz, 2012: 258; Longino, 2013b: 35 (redescription); Bezděčková et al., 2015: 118; Fernández & Serna, 2019: 867.
• Senior synonym of Octostruma godmani: Brown & Kempf, 1960: 187; Kempf, 1972b: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 293; Longino, 2013b: 35
• Senior synonym of Octostruma simoni: Brown & Kempf, 1960: 187; Kempf, 1972b: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 293; Longino, 2013b: 35.
• Senior synonym of Octostruma simoni spei: Brown & Kempf, 1960: 187; Kempf, 1972b: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 293; Longino, 2013b: 35.
• Senior synonym of Octostruma simoni sulcata: Brown & Kempf, 1960: 187; Kempf, 1972b: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 293; Longino, 2013b: 35
• Senior synonym of Octostruma simoni wighti: Brown & Kempf, 1960: 187; Kempf, 1972b: 169; Bolton, 1995b: 293; Longino, 2013b: 35.

Junior synonyms

• Octostruma godmani (Forel, 1899)
  Obsolete combination(s): Rhopalothrix godmani
• Octostruma simoni (Emery, 1890)
  Obsolete combination(s): Rhopalothrix simoni
• Octostruma simoni spei (Forel, 1912)
  Obsolete combination(s): Rhopalothrix simoni spei
• Octostruma simoni sulcata Brown, 1949
• Octostruma simoni wighti (Wheeler, 1908)
  Obsolete combination(s): Rhopalothrix simoni wighti

Obsolete combinations

• Rhopalothrix iheringi

Citations

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