Austroponera castanea valid New Zealand. Australasia.
Mayr, G. 1865. Formicidae. In: Novara Expedition 1865. Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte "Novara" um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859. Zoologischer Theil. Bd. II. Abt. 1. Wien: K. Gerold's Sohn, 119 pp.   127193

Austroponera castanea homonym replaced by Austroponera castaneicolor New Zealand. Australasia.
Smith, F. 1876c. Descriptions of three new species of Hymenoptera (Formicidae) from New Zealand. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1876:489-492.   128716

Austroponera castanea striata synonym of Austroponera castanea New Zealand. Australasia.
Stitz, H. 1911a. Australische Ameisen. (Neu-Guinea und Salomons-Inseln, Festland, Neu-Seeland). Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1911:351-381.   129035