Taxonomic history
Borgmeier, 1939 PDF: 410 (q.).[Justified emendation of spelling to minensis: Borgmeier, 1953 PDF: 5.].Combination in Neivamyrmex: Borgmeier, 1953 PDF: 5.Subspecies of Neivamyrmex balzani: Borgmeier, 1953 PDF: 5.Status as species: Borgmeier, 1939 PDF: 410; Borgmeier, 1955 PDF: 537 (redescription); Kempf, 1972b PDF: 157; Watkins, 1976 PDF: 12 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 290; Palacio, 1999: 155 (in key).