Taxonomic history
Junior synonym of Meranoplus pubescens: Mayr, 1876 PDF: 112; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 137.Subspecies of Meranoplus pubescens: Forel, 1907d PDF: 12; Forel, 1910b PDF: 47; Forel, 1915b PDF: 48; Emery, 1924f PDF: 229.Status as species: Taylor & Brown, 1985: 67; Taylor, 1987a PDF: 38; Taylor, 1990d PDF: 32; Bolton, 1995b: 251; Heterick, 2009 PDF: 152.