Taxonomic history
Subspecies of Anochetus cato: Wheeler, 1935g: 15.Status as species: Wilson, 1959c PDF: 508; Taylor, 1976a: 80; Brown, 1978c PDF: 557, 585; Bolton, 1995b: 64; Shattuck & Slipinska, 2012 PDF: 13 (redescription); Zettel, 2012 PDF: 158 (in key); Sarnat et al., 2013 PDF: 73.Senior synonym of Anochetus rossi Donisthorpe, 1949: Brown, 1978c PDF: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 64; Shattuck & Slipinska, 2012 PDF: 13.Senior synonym of Anochetus splendens: Brown, 1978c PDF: 557; Bolton, 1995b: 64; Shattuck & Slipinska, 2012 PDF: 13.