Taxonomic history
| Smith, 1878b PDF: 10 (q.m.). |
| Combination in Camponotus: Roger, 1863b PDF: 3; in Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex): Emery, 1925d PDF: 95. |
| Senior synonym of Camponotus ventralis: Mayr, 1865: 27. |
| Junior synonym of Camponotus mitis: Mayr, 1879 PDF: 646; Dalla Torre, 1893: 243. |
| Subspecies of Camponotus sylvaticus: Forel, 1879a PDF: 67. |
| Revived from synonymy as subspecies of Camponotus mitis: Bingham, 1903 PDF: 356. |
| Currently subspecies of Camponotus variegatus: Emery, 1925d PDF: 95. |