• Mayr, 1862: 692 (q.); Karavaiev, 1929e: 243 (m.)
• Combination in Colobopsis: Mayr, 1862: 692.
• Combination in Camponotus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 249.
• Combination in Camponotus (Myrmamblys): Forel, 1914a: 272.
• Combination in Camponotus (Colobopsis): Emery, 1920b: 259.
• Combination in Colobopsis: Ward et al., 2016: 350.
• Status as species: Smith, 1861b: 36; Mayr, 1862: 692; Smith, 1863a: 12; Mayr, 1863a: 403; Roger, 1863b: 10; Mayr, 1863a: 403; Smith, 1865a: 68; Mayr, 1867a: 67 (redescription); Mayr, 1870b: 941 (in key); Smith, 1871a: 307; Dalla Torre, 1893: 249; Emery, 1896j: 375 (in list); Emery, 1897: 577; Forel, 1901c: 27; Dahl, 1901: 17 (in key); Emery, 1901i: 568; Stitz, 1911a: 372; Viehmeyer, 1914c: 531; Emery, 1925d: 150; Santschi, 1928h: 133; Karavaiev, 1929e: 243; Karavaiev, 1930a: 213; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 452; Wheeler, 1935g: 43; Donisthorpe, 1948g: 140; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 226; Bolton, 1995b: 119; McArthur, 2012: 48.
• Senior synonym of Colobopsis angulata: Emery, 1896j: 375; Emery, 1925d: 150; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 453; Bolton, 1995b: 119.

Junior synonyms

• Colobopsis angulata (Smith, 1859)
  Obsolete combination(s): Camponotus angulata, Formica angulata

Obsolete combinations

• Camponotus quadriceps
• Formica quadriceps

Citations

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