Taxonomic history
Replacement name for Polyrhachis affinis Smith, 1858.[Junior secondary homonym of Polyrhachis affinis (Le Guillou, 1842).].[Misspelled as ircina by Chapman & Capco, 1951 PDF: 292.].Combination in Polyrhachis (Myrmhopla): Emery, 1925d PDF: 197.Junior synonym of Polyrhachis dives: Wang & Wu, 1991 PDF: 599; Bolton, 1995b: 358; Dorow, 1995 PDF: 52; Zhou, 2001a PDF: 191.Status as species: Mayr, 1886c PDF: 357; Emery, 1896j PDF: 381 (in list); Emery, 1925d PDF: 197; Chapman & Capco, 1951 PDF: 292; Tang et al., 1995: 121; Karmaly, 2004 PDF: 544; Bharti et al., 2016 PDF: 32.