Taxonomic history
De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999 PDF: 124 (m.).Combination in Cephalotes: Emery, 1924f PDF: 304; De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999 PDF: 124.Junior synonym of Cephalotes atratus: Klug, 1824 PDF: 200; Smith, 1853 PDF: 215; Smith, 1858a PDF: 188; Roger, 1862c PDF: 291; Mayr, 1863a PDF: 405; Roger, 1863b PDF: 38; Mayr, 1865 PDF: 114; Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 141; Forel, 1899b PDF: 48; Emery, 1924f PDF: 304; Borgmeier, 1927c PDF: 114; Kempf, 1972b PDF: 75; Bolton, 1995b: 141.Status as species: De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999 PDF: 124 (redescription); Sandoval-Gómez & Sánchez-Restrepo, 2019 PDF: 912.Senior synonym of Cephalotes decemspinosus: De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999 PDF: 124.Senior synonym of Cephalotes decemspinosus spissus: De Andrade & Baroni Urbani, 1999 PDF: 124.
