• Forel, 1907d: 30 (q.)
• Combination in Plagiolepis (Plagiolepis): Wheeler, 1922: 928.
• Synonym of Brachymyrmex flavidulus Roger, 1863a: Stärcke, 1926a: 118 (error).
• Status as species: Forel, 1895a: 49; Forel, 1907d: 30; Forel, 1907g: 92; Forel, 1912l: 165; Donisthorpe, 1915f: 343; Emery, 1921d: 318; Wheeler, 1922: 928, 1035; Emery, 1925d: 19; Stärcke, 1926a: 118 (in key); Donisthorpe, 1927c: 396; Donisthorpe, 1949b: 501; Smith, 1958b: 196; Taylor & Wilson, 1962: 143; Smith, 1967a: 365; Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 85; Taylor, 1967b: 1094; Kempf, 1972b: 205; Taylor, 1976b: 198; Smith, 1979: 1423; Morisita et al., 1991: 17; Dlussky, 1994a: 55; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Wu & Wang, 1995a: 131; Dorow, 1996a: 88; Wetterer, 2002: 129; Zhang & Zheng, 2002: 218; Blard et al., 2003: 130; Imai et al., 2003: 82; Lin & Wu, 2003: 62; Wetterer & Wetterer, 2004: 215; Ward, 2005: 30; Wetterer, 2006: 415; Wetterer et al., 2007: 31; Framenau & Thomas, 2008: 66; Terayama, 2009: 213; Boer, 2010: 45; Pfeiffer et al., 2011: 40; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 35; Sarnat & Economo, 2012: 69; Hita Garcia et al., 2013: 207; Sarnat et al., 2013: 70; Borowiec, 2014: 144; Ramage, 2014: 157; Wetterer, 2014a: 53; Bharti et al., 2016: 29; Wetterer et al., 2016: 16.
• Senior synonym of Plagiolepis augusti: Smith, 1958b: 196; Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 85; Smith, 1979: 1423; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Imai et al., 2003: 82; Ramage, 2014: 157.
• Senior synonym of Plagiolepis alluaudi foreli Santschi, 1920g: Smith, 1958b: 196; Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 85; Smith, 1979: 1423; Dlussky, 1994a: 55; Bolton, 1995b: 334.
• Senior synonym of Plagiolepis foreli Mann, 1921: Smith, 1979: 1423; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Imai et al., 2003: 82.
• Senior synonym of Plagiolepis mactavishi: Smith, 1958b: 196; Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 85; Smith, 1979: 1423; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Imai et al., 2003: 82; Terayama, 2009: 213; Ramage, 2014: 157.
• Senior synonym of Plagiolepis alluaudi ornata: Smith, 1958b: 196; Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 85; Smith, 1979: 1423; Bolton, 1995b: 334; Imai et al., 2003: 82.

Junior synonyms

• Plagiolepis alluaudi foreli Santschi, 1920
  Obsolete combination(s): Plagiolepis foreli
• Plagiolepis alluaudi ornata Santschi, 1920
  Obsolete combination(s): Plagiolepis foreli ornata
• Plagiolepis augusti Emery, 1921
• Plagiolepis mactavishi Wheeler, 1908

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