Apis splendida Fabricius, 1793:316,Cajennae (Mus. Dom. Bose). - Snelling & Brooks, 1985Snelling, R.R. & W. Brooks 1985. A review of the genera of cleptoparasitic bees of the tribe Ericrocini (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum Los Angeles County 369:1-34.:15 ( listed as synonym of Apis palmata Olivier, 1789). - As Acanthopus splendida: - Smith-Pardo, 2003Smith-Pardo, A.H. 2003. A preliminary account of the bees of Colombia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea): present knowledge and future directions. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 76 (2):335-341. (distribution). - As Acanthopus splendidus: - Lepeletier, 1841Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, A. 1841. Histoire Naturelles des Insectes. Hyménoptères. Vol. 2. Paris. (distribution), 509 (comb. nov.); Smith, 1854Smith, F. 1854. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London. 465 pp, 8 pl. (distribution); Dalla Torre, 1896Dalla Torre, C.G. 1896. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus, X. Apidae (Anthophila). Sumptibus Guilelmi Engelmann, 1-643. (distribution); Ducke, 1908Ducke, A. 1908. Zur Kenntnis der Schmarotzerbienen Brasiliens. (Hym.). Zeitschrift für Systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie 8 (1):44-47. (distribution); Cockerell, 1926Cockerell, T.D.A. 1926. Descriptions and records of bees. - CXI. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser. 9: v. 17 (102):657-665. (distribution); Alfken, 1933Alfken, J.D. 1933. Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, inbesondere in das Amazonasgebeit, ausgeführt von Dr. H. Zerny. IX Teil. Hymenoptera: Apidae. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 45:303-307. (distribution). - As Xylocopa splendida: - Fabricius, 1804Fabricius, J.C. 1804. Systema Piezatorum secundum Ordines, Genera, Species adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. Apud Carolum Reichard, Brunsvigae. xiv + 440 + 30 pp. (distribution).
Acanthopus splendidus genuina Ducke, 1908:46, sex not indicated.Amazonien und Guyana. - Ducke, 1908Ducke, A. 1908. Zur Kenntnis der Schmarotzerbienen Brasiliens. (Hym.). Zeitschrift für Systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie 8 (1):44-47. (distribution).
Acanthopus splendidus urichi Cockerell, 1926:657, ♂. ♂, Trinidad, B.W.I. (leg. F.W. Urich).