Taxonomic history
Kallal & LaPolla, 2012 PDF: 10 (q.).Combination in Prenolepis (Nylanderia): Forel, 1922b PDF: 98.Combination in Paratrechina (Nylanderia): Emery, 1925d PDF: 221.Combination in Nylanderia: LaPolla et al., 2010a PDF: 127.Subspecies of Nylanderia melanderi: Creighton, 1950a PDF: 408.Revived status as species: Trager, 1984b PDF: 119.