• Combination in Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla): Bolton, 1975c: 10 (in Polyrhachis sexspinosa species group).
• Status as species: Kohout, 1987: 174; Bolton, 1995b: 353; Dorow, 1995: 59.

Citations

• Bolton, B. 1975c. The sexspinosa-group of the ant genus Polyrhachis F. Smith (Hym. Formicidae). Journal of Entomology. Series B 44:1-14. PDF
• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.
• Dorow, W. H. O. 1995. Revision of the ant genus Polyrhachis Smith, 1857 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) on subgenus level with keys, checklist of species and bibliography. Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 185:1-113. PDF
• Kohout, R. J. 1987. Three new Polyrhachis sexspinosa-group species from the Philippines (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 25:169-176. PDF