Taxonomic history
[First available use of Prenolepis ellisii madagascariensis rufescens Forel, 1907; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.].Combination in Paratrechina (Nylanderia): Emery, 1925d PDF: 219.Combination in Nylanderia: LaPolla et al., 2010a PDF: 127.As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Emery, 1925d PDF: 219.Subspecies of Nylanderia madagascarensis: Bolton, 1995b: 315.