• Combination in Xiphomyrmex: Emery, 1901h: 120; Emery, 1924f: 288.
• Combination in Tetramorium: Bolton, 1977: 82.
• Status as species: Emery, 1901h: 120; Forel, 1903a: 702; Bingham, 1903: 186; Emery, 1924f: 288; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 180; Bolton, 1977: 82 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 412; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 57; Bharti et al., 2016: 46; Agavekar et al., 2017: 9; Dias et al., 2020: 95; Akbar et al., 2023: 119.

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