Taxonomic history
Wheeler & Wheeler, 1972b PDF: 238 (l.).Combination in Aphaenogaster (Attomyrma): Creighton, 1950a PDF: 143.Raised to species: Creighton, 1950a PDF: 143.Senior synonym of Aphaenogaster macrospina: Smith, 1958a PDF: 113.Senior synonym of Aphaenogaster nana: Mackay & Mackay, 2017: 241.