• Forel, 1904d: 33 (w.); Emery, 1905f: 109 (m.)
• Combination in Atta: Roger, 1863b: 35.
• Combination in Atta (Acromyrmex): Forel, 1893h: 590.
• Combination in Acromyrmex: Emery, 1924f: 348.
• Junior synonym of Acromyrmex coronatus: Dalla Torre, 1893: 152; Forel, 1895b: 139; Forel, 1899b: 36.
• Subspecies of Acromyrmex aspersus: Emery, 1905f: 49; Forel, 1908: 352; Emery, 1924f: 348.
• Status as species: Roger, 1863b: 35; Mayr, 1863a: 438; Forel, 1904d: 33; Forel, 1908a: 69; Santschi, 1925a: 378; Santschi, 1925d: 243; Borgmeier, 1927c: 134; Borgmeier, 1937b: 249; Kusnezov, 1956a: 35 (in key); Gonçalves, 1961: 159; Kempf, 1972b: 14; Zolessi et al., 1988: 5; Cherrett & Cherrett, 1989: 51; Bolton, 1995b: 57; Wild, 2007b: 30; Bezděčková et al., 2015: 114.
• Senior synonym of Acromyrmex rugosus bigener: Gonçalves, 1961: 159; Kempf, 1972b: 14; Bolton, 1995b: 57.
• Senior synonym of Acromyrmex pallida Smith, 1858a: Forel, 1893h: 590 (in text); Forel, 1908a: 69; Emery, 1924f: 348; Gonçalves, 1961: 159; Kempf, 1972b: 14; Bolton, 1995b: 57.
• Senior synonym of Acromyrmex rugosus vestitus: Gonçalves, 1961: 159; Kempf, 1972b: 14; Bolton, 1995b: 57.

Junior synonyms

• Acromyrmex pallida (Smith, 1858)
  Obsolete combination(s): Oecodoma pallida
• Acromyrmex rugosus bigener Santschi, 1925
• Acromyrmex rugosus vestitus Santschi, 1925

Obsolete combinations

• Atta rugosa
• Oecodoma rugosa

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