Taxonomic history
Bolton, 1981b PDF: 261 (q.m.).Senior synonym of Ocymyrmex arnoldi (and its junior synonym Ocymyrmex abdominalis), Ocymyrmex transversus, Ocymyrmex usakosensis: Bolton, 1981b PDF: 269.Status as species: Bolton, 1981b PDF: 269.See also: Bolton & Marsh, 1989 PDF: 1296.