• [Misspelled as punctalus by Chapman & Capco, 1951: 122.]
• Wang, 2003a: 412 (eq.)
• Combination in Pristomyrmex: Mayr, 1886c: 361
• Status as species: Mayr, 1863a: 434; Smith, 1871a: 325; Mayr, 1886c: 361; Dalla Torre, 1893: 62; Emery, 1924f: 234; Donisthorpe, 1932c: 463; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 122; Bolton, 1995b: 365; Wang, 2003a: 410 (redescription); Radchenko, 2005b: 146; Zettel, 2006: 63; Clouse, 2007b: 238; Terayama, 2009: 189; Pfeiffer et al., 2011: 50; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 51; Jaitrong et al., 2016: 38; Dias et al., 2020: 88; Khachonpisitsak et al., 2020: 119; Wang et al., 2022: 97.
• Senior synonym of Pristomyrmex japonicus: Wang, 2003a: 410; Radchenko, 2005b: 146.
• Senior synonym of Pristomyrmex pungens: Wang, 2003a: 410; Terayama, 2009: 189; Radchenko, 2005b: 146.

Junior synonyms

• Pristomyrmex japonicus Forel, 1900
• Pristomyrmex pungens Mayr, 1866

Obsolete combinations

• Myrmica punctata

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