Taxonomic history
Wheeler, 1934f PDF: 133 (m.); Mackay & Mackay, 2017: 348 (q.).Combination in Stenamma (Aphaenogaster): Emery, 1895d PDF: 302.Combination in Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma): Emery, 1921c PDF: 59.Subspecies of Aphaenogaster subterranea: Emery, 1895d PDF: 302.Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 103; Forel, 1899b PDF: 58; Wheeler, 1904e PDF: 270; Wheeler, 1910a PDF: 565; Wheeler, 1917a PDF: 516; Emery, 1921c PDF: 59; Wheeler, 1934f PDF: 132; Wheeler, 1935g: 17; Creighton, 1950a PDF: 146; Smith, 1958c PDF: 117; Smith, 1979: 1362; Bolton, 1995b: 71; Ward, 2005 PDF: 31; Mackay & Mackay, 2017: 346 (redescription).Senior synonym of Aphaenogaster patruelis bakeri: Smith, 1979: 1362; Bolton, 1995b: 71; Mackay & Mackay, 2017: 346.Senior synonym of Aphaenogaster patruelis willowsi: Creighton, 1950a PDF: 146; Smith, 1958c PDF: 117; Smith, 1979: 1360; Bolton, 1995b: 71; Mackay & Mackay, 2017: 346.
