Taxonomic history
Crawley, 1924a PDF: 401 (q.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1954b PDF: 151 (l.).Senior synonym of Cataulacus insularis: Wheeler, 1919f PDF: 93; Bolton, 1974a PDF: 84.[Bolton gave priority to Cataulacus insularis but priority should rightly be given to Cataulacus horridus, on first reviser principle based on Wheeler's attribution: Bolton, 1995b: 138.].