Extant: 2 valid subspecies
Pogonomyrmex brevibarbis Emery, 1906c PDF: 158 (w.) ARGENTINA. Neotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOLTaxonomic history
Santschi, 1925d PDF: 223 (m.).Senior synonym of Pogonomyrmex ater: Kusnezov, 1951e PDF: 250.Senior synonym of Pogonomyrmex carettei: Kusnezov, 1951e PDF: 250.