• Combination in Cerapachys: Brown, 1975: 22.
• Combination in Lioponera: Borowiec, 2016: 163.
• Status as species: Brown, 1975: 22, 65; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 25; Taylor, 1987a: 17; Bolton, 1995b: 143; Heterick, 2009: 128.
• Senior synonym of Lioponera droma: Brown, 1975: 22; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 25; Taylor, 1987a: 17; Bolton, 1995b: 143.
• Senior synonym of Lioponera fici: Brown, 1975: 22; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 25; Taylor, 1987a: 17; Bolton, 1995b: 143.
• Senior synonym of Lioponera flavescens: Brown, 1975: 22; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 25; Taylor, 1987a: 17; Bolton, 1995b: 143.
• Senior synonym of Lioponera leae: Brown, 1975: 22; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 25; Taylor, 1987a: 17; Bolton, 1995b: 143.
• Senior synonym of Lioponera newmani: Brown, 1975: 22; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 25; Taylor, 1987a: 17; Bolton, 1995b: 143.
• Senior synonym of Lioponera scrutator: Brown, 1975: 22; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 25; Taylor, 1987a: 17; Bolton, 1995b: 143.

Junior synonyms

• Lioponera droma (Clark, 1941)
  Obsolete combination(s): Cerapachys dromus, Phyracaces dromus
• Lioponera fici (Viehmeyer, 1924)
  Obsolete combination(s): Cerapachys fici, Phyracaces fici
• Lioponera flavescens (Clark, 1930)
  Obsolete combination(s): Cerapachys flavescens, Phyracaces flavescens
• Lioponera leae (Wheeler, 1918)
  Obsolete combination(s): Cerapachys leae, Phyracaces leae
• Lioponera newmani (Clark, 1924)
  Obsolete combination(s): Cerapachys newmani, Phyracaces newmani
• Lioponera scrutator (Wheeler, 1918)
  Obsolete combination(s): Cerapachys scrutator, Phyracaces scrutator

Obsolete combinations

• Cerapachys fervidus
• Phyracaces fervidus

Citations

• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.
• Borowiec, M. L. 2016. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dorylinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 608:1-280. 10.3897/zookeys.608.9427 PDF
• Brown, W. L., Jr. 1975. Contributions toward a reclassification of the Formicidae. V. Ponerinae, tribes Platythyreini, Cerapachyini, Cylindromyrmecini, Acanthostichini, and Aenictogitini. Search. Agriculture (Ithaca, New York) 5(1):1-115. PDF
• Heterick, B. E. 2009. A guide to the ants of south-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement 76:1-206. PDF
• Taylor, R. W. 1987a. A checklist of the ants of Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) Division of Entomology Report 41:1-92. PDF
• Taylor, R. W.; Brown, D. R. 1985. Formicoidea. Zoological Catalogue of Australia 2:1-149, 306-348.
• Wheeler, W. M. 1918a. The Australian ants of the ponerine tribe Cerapachyini. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 53:215-265. PDF