Taxonomic history
Smith, 1858a PDF: 44 (w.q.); Mayr, 1862 PDF: 663 (q.m.); Goñi et al., 1984 PDF: 366 (k.); Mariano et al., 2001: 268 (k.).Combination in Camponotus: Mayr, 1862 PDF: 663.Combination in Camponotus (Myrmothrix): Forel, 1912j PDF: 91.Status as species: Fabricius, 1782: 488; Fabricius, 1787 PDF: 307; Gmelin, 1790 PDF: 2797; Christ, 1791 PDF: 506; Olivier, 1792: 491; Fabricius, 1793 PDF: 350; Latreille, 1802a PDF: 110; Fabricius, 1804 PDF: 398; Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1835 PDF: 215; Smith, 1858a PDF: 43 (redescription); Roger, 1861b PDF: 164; Mayr, 1862 PDF: 663 (redescription); Mayr, 1863a PDF: 401; Roger, 1863b PDF: 4; Mayr, 1865 PDF: 33; Emery, 1878a PDF: ix (in list); Forel, 1879a PDF: 77; Emery, 1888c PDF: 364; Emery, 1890b PDF: 70; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 250; Emery, 1894f PDF: 2; von Jhering, 1894 PDF: 372; Forel, 1895b PDF: 104; Emery, 1896j PDF: 372 (in list); Emery, 1896h PDF: 626; Forel, 1902b PDF: 171; Forel, 1905e PDF: 160; Emery, 1906c PDF: 187; Forel, 1906d PDF: 249; Forel, 1907h PDF: 10; Forel, 1908 PDF: 402; Forel, 1911e PDF: 310; Bruch, 1914 PDF: 230; Mann, 1916 PDF: 476; Santschi, 1916e PDF: 397; Luederwaldt, 1918 PDF: 51; Wheeler, 1923a PDF: 5; Emery, 1925d PDF: 109; Borgmeier, 1927c PDF: 150; Eidmann, 1936b PDF: 95; Wheeler, 1942 PDF: 257; Kusnezov, 1952f PDF: 220; Kusnezov, 1953c PDF: 339; Kempf, 1972b PDF: 62; Hashmi, 1973b: 52 (redescription); Zolessi et al., 1988: 6; Brandão, 1991 PDF: 334; Bolton, 1995b: 121; Wild, 2007b PDF: 28; Bezděčková et al., 2015 PDF: 113; Mackay & MacKay, 2019 PDF: 767.Senior synonym of Camponotus rufipes alpina: Hashmi, 1973b: 52; Brandão, 1991 PDF: 334; Bolton, 1995b: 121.Senior synonym of Camponotus rufipes cajurensis: Hashmi, 1973b: 52; Brandão, 1991 PDF: 334; Bolton, 1995b: 121.Senior synonym of Camponotus herrichi: Roger, 1861b PDF: 164; Mayr, 1863a PDF: 401; Roger, 1863b PDF: 4; Mayr, 1865 PDF: 33; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 250; Forel, 1895b PDF: 104; Emery, 1896j PDF: 372; Emery, 1925d PDF: 109; Hashmi, 1973b: 52; Brandão, 1991 PDF: 334; Bolton, 1995b: 121.Senior synonym of Camponotus rufipes magnifica: Hashmi, 1973b: 52; Brandão, 1991 PDF: 334; Bolton, 1995b: 121.Senior synonym of Camponotus merdicola: Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 250; Forel, 1895b PDF: 104; Emery, 1925d PDF: 109; Hashmi, 1973b: 52; Bolton, 1995b: 121.Senior synonym of Camponotus rufipes subrufescens: Hashmi, 1973b: 52; Brandão, 1991 PDF: 334; Bolton, 1995b: 121.