Taxonomic history
[Also described as new by Mayr, 1863a PDF: 454 (footnote).].Wheeler & Wheeler, 1976a PDF: 62 (l.).Replacement name for Anochetus tyrannicus (Smith, 1861). [Junior primary homonym of Odontomachus tyrannicus Smith, 1859.].Combination in Anochetus: Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 48.Junior synonym of Anochetus tyrannicus (Smith, 1861): Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 48; Emery, 1911e PDF: 110; Forel, 1911g PDF: 250.[Note: Anochetus gladiator (Mayr, 1862), junior synonym of Anochetus tyrannicus (Smith, 1861) (synonymy by Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 48); hence Anochetus gladiator (Mayr, 1862) first available replacement name (Brown, 1978c PDF: 574).].Status as species: Mayr, 1863a PDF: 454 (footnote); Roger, 1863b PDF: 22; Mayr, 1867a PDF: 81 (redescription); Brown, 1978c PDF: 556, 574; Bolton, 1995b: 64.Senior synonym of Anochetus smithii (Roger, 1863): unnecessary (second) replacement name: Brown, 1978c PDF: 556; Bolton, 1995b: 64.Senior synonym of Anochetus gladiator (Smith, 1871): (unnecessary (third) replacement name): not previously recorded.Senior synonym of Anochetus gladiator (Donisthorpe, 1932): (unnecessary (fourth) replacement name): Brown, 1978c PDF: 556; Bolton, 1995b: 64.
