• Combination in Colobopsis: Laciny et al., 2018: 29 (in text).
• Combination in Camponotus (Myrmamblys): Zettel et al., 2018: 139.
• Junior synonym of Colobopsis corallina: Laciny et al., 2018: 29 (in text).
• Status as species: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 234; Baltazar, 1966: 271; Bolton, 1995b: 127; McArthur, 2012: 56; Zettel et al., 2018: 139.

Obsolete combinations

• Colobopsis trieterica

Citations

• Baltazar, C. R. 1966. A catalogue of Philippine Hymenoptera (with a bibliography, 1758-1963). Pacific Insects Monograph 8:1-488. PDF
• Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.
• Chapman, J. W.; Capco, S. R. 1951. Check list of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Asia. Monographs of the Institute of Science and Technology. Manila 1:1-327. PDF
• Laciny, A.; Zettel, H.; Kopchinskiy, A.; Pretzer, C.; Pal, A.; Salim, K. A.; Rahimi, M. J.; Hoenigsberger, M.; Lim, L.; Jaitrong, W.; Druzhinina, I. S. 2018. Colobopsis explodens sp. n., model species for studies on “exploding ants” (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with biological notes and first illustrations of males of the Colobopsis cylindrica group. ZooKeys 751:1-40. 10.3897/zookeys.751.22661 PDF
• McArthur, A. J. 2012. A guide to Colobopsis ants of the world. Adelaide: South Australian Museum, 234 pp.
• Menozzi, C. 1926e ("1925"). Nuove formiche delle isole Filippine e di Singapore. Atti della Società dei Naturalisti e Matematici di Modena 56[=(6)4]:92-103. PDF
• Zettel, H.; Balàka, P.; Yamane, S.; Laciny, A.; Lim, L.; Druzhinina, I. S. 2018. New mimetic ants from Southeast Asia – the Camponotus (Myrmamblys) inquilinus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Camponotini). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 70:125-174. PDF