• [Justified emendation of spelling to Polyrhachis laevigata by B. Bolton.]
• [Misspelled as levigata by Roger, 1863b: 6; Dalla Torre, 1893: 264; Bingham, 1903: 400.]
• Combination in Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla): Emery, 1925d: 195.
• Status as species: Smith, 1858a: 62; Roger, 1863b: 6; Mayr, 1863a: 445; Smith, 1871a: 311; Forel, 1893e: 31; Dalla Torre, 1893: 264; Forel, 1894c: 400; Emery, 1896j: 381 (in list); Bingham, 1903: 400; Emery, 1925d: 195; Santschi, 1928h: 138; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 446; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 292; Bolton, 1995b: 351; Wu & Wang, 1995a: 165; Dorow, 1995: 56; Karmaly, 2004: 545 (in key); Pfeiffer et al., 2011: 42; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 36; Khachonpisitsak et al., 2020: 67.

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