• Bolton, 1986a: 16 (q.).
• Combination in Rhoptromyrmex (Acidomyrmex): Emery, 1915g: 191; in Tetramorium: Ward et al., 2015: 15.
• Status as species: Forel, 1903a: 700; Bingham, 1903: 177; Emery, 1915g: 191; Emery, 1924f: 290; Wheeler, 1928c: 26; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 174; Brown, 1964a: 14 (redescription); Bolton, 1976: 302; Taylor & Brown, 1985: 86; Bolton, 1986a: 16 (redescription); Taylor, 1987a: 67; Taylor, 1991b: 610; Wu & Wang, 1992c: 1309; Bolton, 1995b: 378; Wu & Wang, 1995a: 97; Tiwari, 1999: 64; Mathew & Tiwari, 2000: 297; Zhou, 2001a: 119; Lin & Wu, 2003: 66; Terayama, 2009: 161.
• Senior synonym of Rhoptromyrmex rothneyi intermedia: Brown, 1964a: 14; Bolton, 1976: 302; Bolton, 1986a: 16; Bolton, 1995b: 378; Zhou, 2001a: 119. Senior synonym of Rhoptromyrmex rothneyi leno: Brown, 1964a: 14; Bolton, 1976: 302; Bolton, 1986a: 16; Bolton, 1995b: 378; Zhou, 2001a: 119. Senior synonym of longi: Brown, 1964a: 14; Bolton, 1976: 302; Bolton, 1986a: 16; Bolton, 1995b: 378. Senior synonym of Tetramorium rothneyi: Brown, 1964a: 14; Bolton, 1976: 302; Bolton, 1986a: 16; Bolton, 1995b: 378; Zhou, 2001a: 119. Senior synonym of Rhoptromyrmex rothneyi sumatrensis: Brown, 1964a: 14; Bolton, 1976: 302; Bolton, 1986a: 16; Bolton, 1995b: 378; Zhou, 2001a: 119. Senior synonym of Rhoptromyrmex rothneyi taivanensis: Brown, 1964a: 14; Bolton, 1976: 302; Bolton, 1986a: 16; Bolton, 1995b: 378; Zhou, 2001a: 119; Terayama, 2009: 161.

Junior synonyms

• Rhoptromyrmex rothneyi intermedia Forel, 1913
• Rhoptromyrmex rothneyi leno Viehmeyer, 1914
• Rhoptromyrmex rothneyi sumatrensis Forel, 1913
• Rhoptromyrmex rothneyi taivanensis Wheeler, 1930
• Tetramorium rothneyi (Forel, 1902)

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