• [Justified emendation of spelling to Polyrhachis saevissima by B. Bolton.]
• Combination in Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla): Emery, 1925d: 197.
• Status as species: Roger, 1863b: 8; Mayr, 1863a: 446; Smith, 1871a: 314; Dalla Torre, 1893: 268; Emery, 1896j: 382 (in list); Emery, 1901i: 569; Emery, 1925d: 197; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 458; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 296; Bolton, 1974b: 178; Bolton, 1995b: 356; Dorow, 1995: 47; Kohout, 2008a: 294; Pfeiffer et al., 2011: 43; Bharti et al., 2016: 31; Wang et al., 2022: 63.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis acantha: Bolton, 1974b: 178; Bolton, 1995b: 356; Dorow, 1995: 47; Kohout, 2008a: 294.
• Senior synonym of Polyrhachis acantha acasta: Bolton, 1974b: 178; Bolton, 1995b: 356; Dorow, 1995: 47.

Junior synonyms

• Polyrhachis acantha Smith, 1860
• Polyrhachis acantha acasta Smith, 1860
  Obsolete combination(s): Polyrhachis acasta

Citations

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