Extant: 1 valid subspecies
Myrmelachista bambusarum var. arborea Forel, 1909a PDF: 263 (q.) PARAGUAY. Neotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOLTaxonomic history
Forel, 1912j PDF: 60 (w.).Combination in Myrmelachista (Decamera): Forel, 1912j PDF: 60.Combination in Myrmelachista (Hincksidris): Kempf, 1972b PDF: 148.Raised to species: Forel, 1912j PDF: 60.Cordillera (MHNG). Literature records: Cordillera (Forel 1909).