Taxonomic history
Emery, 1895d PDF: 306 (q.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1972b PDF: 240 (l.); Taber & Cokendolpher, 1988 PDF: 95 (k.).Combination in Stenamma (Messor): Emery, 1895d PDF: 306.Combination in Novomessor: Emery, 1915k PDF: 73.Combination in Novomessor (Veromessor): Forel, 1917 PDF: 235.Combination in Veromessor: Wheeler & Creighton, 1934 PDF: 362.Combination in Messor: Bolton, 1982 PDF: 341.Combination in Veromessor: Ward et al., 2015 10.1111/syen.12090 PDF: 13.Senior synonym of Veromessor andrei castaneus: Creighton, 1953a: 3.Senior synonym of Veromessor andrei flavus: Creighton, 1953a: 3.