• [Misspelled as kirbzii by Jerdon, 1851: 114.]
• [Misspelled as kirbyi by Roger, 1863b: 37, and others.]
• Combination in Crematogaster: Smith, 1858a: 136.
• Combination in Crematogaster (Acrocoelia): Emery, 1922c: 151.
• Combination in Crematogaster (Crematogaster): Bolton, 1995b: 166; Blaimer, 2012c: 55.
• Unidentifiable taxon: Forel, 1903a: 682.
• Status as species: Jerdon, 1851: 114; Smith, 1858a: 136; Mayr, 1863a: 404; Roger, 1863b: 37; Smith, 1871a: 329; Dalla Torre, 1893: 82; Emery, 1922c: 151; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 91; Bolton, 1995b: 155; Bharti et al., 2016: 36.

Obsolete combinations

• Myrmica kirbii

Citations

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