• [Justified emendation of spelling to Polyrhachis sylvicola: Jerdon, 1854b: 108.]
• [Misspelled as silvicola by Dalla Torre, 1893: 269.]
• Combination in Polyrhachis: Smith, 1858a: 59.
• Combination in Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla): Emery, 1925d: 197.
• Status as species: Smith, 1858a: 59; Roger, 1863b: 6; Mayr, 1863a: 446; Smith, 1871a: 310; Dalla Torre, 1893: 269; Forel, 1893e: 35; Emery, 1896j: 382 (in list); Emery, 1925d: 197; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 298; Bolton, 1995b: 357; Dorow, 1995: 61; Tiwari, 1999: 78; Bharti et al., 2016: 32.

Obsolete combinations

• Formica sylvicola

Citations

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