Taxonomic history
Combination in Promyopias: Emery, 1915e PDF: 26.Combination in Pseudoponera (Promyopias): Wheeler, 1922: 779.Combination in Centromyrmex: Bolton, 1995b: 140.Revived combination in Promyopias: Bolton & Fisher, 2008c PDF: 31.Senior synonym of Promyopias asili: Brown, 1963a PDF: 10.