Extant: 8 valid subspecies
Formica vestita Smith, 1858a PDF: 32 (q.) SOUTH AFRICA. Afrotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOLTaxonomic history
Arnold, 1924 PDF: 694 (s.w.).Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b PDF: 2.Combination in Camponotus (Myrmosericus): Emery, 1925d PDF: 106.Subspecies of Camponotus rufoglaucus: Emery, 1894j: 47; Emery, 1895i PDF: 48; Forel, 1907h PDF: 16; Santschi, 1914d PDF: 381; Arnold, 1924 PDF: 694.Revived status as species: Santschi, 1926b PDF: 258; Santschi, 1930a PDF: 74; Bernard, 1953b PDF: 262.