Sericomyrmex opulenta Mann, 1922:48, xw. Type xw, Honduras: San Juan Pueblo, 1920 (U.S.N.M., No. 24466, leg. W.M. Mann). - As Mycetomoellerius opulentus: - Solomon et al., 2019Solomon, S.E., C. Rabeling, J. Sosa-Calvo, C.T. Lopes, A. Rodrigues, H.L. Vasconcelos, M. Bacci Jr., U.G. Mueller & T.R. Schultz 2019. The molecular phylogenetics of Trachymyrmex Forel ants and their fungal cultivars provide insights into the origin and coevolutionary history of ‘higher-attine’ ant agriculture. Systematic Entomology 44:939-956.:948 (comb. nov.). - As Trachymyrmex opulentus: - Mayhé-Nunes & Brandão, 2002Mayhé-Nunes, A.J. & R.F. Brandão 2002. Revisionary studies on the attine ant genus Trachymyrmex Forel. Part 1: Definition of the genus and the Opulentus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 40 (3):667-698. (distribution); Fernández & Sendoya, 2004Fernández, F. & S. Sendoya 2004. List of Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Biota Colombiana 5 (1):3-93. (distribution); AntWeb, 2023AntWeb 2023. Ants. . (distribution).
Sericomyrmex wheeleri pakeelai Weber, 1937:398 - Mayhé-Nunes & Brandão, 2002Mayhé-Nunes, A.J. & R.F. Brandão 2002. Revisionary studies on the attine ant genus Trachymyrmex Forel. Part 1: Definition of the genus and the Opulentus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 40 (3):667-698.:680 ( listed as synonym of Trachymyrmex opulentus (Mann, 1922)).
Sericomyrmex wheeleri Weber, 1937:396 - Mayhé-Nunes & Brandão, 2002Mayhé-Nunes, A.J. & R.F. Brandão 2002. Revisionary studies on the attine ant genus Trachymyrmex Forel. Part 1: Definition of the genus and the Opulentus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 40 (3):667-698.:680 ( listed as synonym of Trachymyrmex opulentus (Mann, 1922)). - As Trachymyrmex wheeleri: - Fernández & Sendoya, 2004Fernández, F. & S. Sendoya 2004. List of Neotropical ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Biota Colombiana 5 (1):3-93. (distribution); AntWeb, 2023AntWeb 2023. Ants. . (distribution).