Taxonomic history
[Note: type-locality Mexico (Jalapa), after Morgan & Mackay, 2017 PDF: 184].Combination in Crematogaster (Orthocrema): Emery, 1922c PDF: 135.Combination in Crematogaster (Orthocrema): Blaimer, 2012c PDF: 55.Senior synonym of Crematogaster formosa aterrima: Morgan & Mackay, 2017 PDF: 181.