• Buschinger et al., 1987: 268 (k.).
• Combination in Myrmoxenus: Cagniant, 2006: 198; Bračko, 2006: 139
• Combination in Temnothorax: Ward et al., 2015: 75.
• Status as species: Emery, 1916a: 188; Bondroit, 1918: 140; Emery, 1924f: 263; Menozzi, 1928a: 128; Menozzi, 1931c: 39 (redescription); Bernard, 1967a: 219 (redescription); Kutter, 1968c: 204; Cagniant, 1970a: 428; Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 131; Kutter, 1973f: 285; Espadaler & Collingwood, 1982: 41; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 56; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987b: 276 (in key); Buschinger et al., 1987: 272; Buschinger, 1989a: 266; Casevitz-Weulersse, 1990c: 418 (in key); Mei, 1992b: 148; Schulz, 1994b: 437; Bolton, 1995b: 188; Poldi et al., 1995: 5; Schembri & Collingwood, 1995: 154; Buschinger, 1997d: 8; Cagniant & Espadaler, 1997: 281; Espadaler, 1997g: 29; Tinaut et al., 2005: 457; Cagniant, 2006: 198; Bračko, 2006: 139; Petrov, 2006: 99 (in key); Bračko, 2007: 18; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 491; Legakis, 2011: 17; Borowiec & Salata, 2012: 525; Kiran & Karaman, 2012: 23; Borowiec, 2014: 137; Lebas et al., 2016: 328; Salata & Borowiec, 2018c: 47; Salata et al., 2018: 784; Seifert, 2018: 222.
• Senior synonym of Temnothorax foreli Menozzi, 1921: Buschinger et al., 1987: 274; Buschinger, 1989a: 267; Mei, 1992b: 148; Schulz, 1994b: 432; Bolton, 1995b: 188; Poldi et al., 1995: 5; Buschinger, 1997d: 8; Salata et al., 2018: 784.
• Senior synonym of Temnothorax vandeli: Buschinger et al., 1987: 274; Buschinger, 1989a: 267; Mei, 1992b: 148; Schulz, 1994b: 432; Bolton, 1995b: 188; Buschinger, 1997d: 8; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 491; Salata et al., 2018: 784.

Junior synonyms

• Temnothorax foreli (Menozzi, 1921)
  Obsolete combination(s): Myrmoxenus foreli, Epimyrma foreli
• Temnothorax vandeli (Santschi, 1927)
  Obsolete combination(s): Epimyrma vandeli

Obsolete combinations

• Epimyrma kraussei
• Myrmoxenus kraussei

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