• [Also described as new by Arnol'di, 1933b: 41.]
• [Misspelled as karawajewi by Samšiňák, 1964: 156; Kutter, 1973d: 256, and others.]
• [Misspelled as karavaievi by Borowiec, 2014: 131, and others.]
• Combination in Sifolinia: Samšiňák, 1964: 156.
• Combination in Symbiomyrma: Seifert, 1994a: 15; Seifert, 1996b: 236; Seifert, 2018: 174.
• Combination in Myrmica: Bolton, 1988a: 4; Radchenko & Elmes, 2003a: 231; Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 163.
• Status as species: Arnol'di, 1933a: 600 (in key); Karavaiev, 1934: 102 (redescription); Samšiňák, 1964: 156; Kutter, 1968c: 202; Kutter, 1973d: 256; Bolton & Collingwood, 1975: 9 (in key); Pisarski, 1975: 16; Arnol'di & Dlussky, 1978: 535 (in key); Collingwood, 1979: 58; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 53; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987b: 266 (in key); Nilsson & Douwes, 1987: 66; Mei, 1987: 466 (in table); Bolton, 1988a: 4 (in table); Seifert, 1994a: 15; Douwes, 1995: 88; Bolton, 1995b: 280; Seifert, 1996b: 236; Gallé et al., 1998: 214; Czechowski et al., 2002: 33; Radchenko & Elmes, 2003a: 231; Tinaut et al., 2005: 452; Petrov, 2006: 85 (in key); Seifert, 2007: 210; Werner & Wiezik, 2007: 139; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 490; Boer, 2010: 59; Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 163; Csősz et al., 2011: 56; Legakis, 2011: 5; Borowiec & Salata, 2012: 521; Czechowski et al., 2012: 111; Czekes et al., 2012: 41 (footnote); Borowiec, 2014: 131; Lebas et al., 2016: 326; Radchenko, 2016: 159; Steiner et al., 2017: 14; Salata & Borowiec, 2018c: 47; Seifert, 2018: 175; Werner et al., 2018: 7; García et al., 2024: 116; Borowiec & Salata, 2025a: 292 (redescription).
• Senior synonym of Myrmica faniensis: Seifert, 1994a: 15; Gallé et al., 1998: 214; Radchenko & Elmes, 2003a: 231; Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 163; Csősz et al., 2011: 56; Radchenko, 2016: 159; Borowiec & Salata, 2025a: 292.
• Senior synonym of Myrmica pechi: Samšiňák, 1964: 156; Kutter, 1968c: 202; Arnol'di & Dlussky, 1978: 535 (in key); Bolton, 1988a: 4; Bolton, 1995b: 280; Czechowski et al., 2002: 33; Radchenko & Elmes, 2003a: 231; Werner & Wiezik, 2007: 139; Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 163; Czechowski et al., 2012: 111; Radchenko, 2016: 159; Borowiec & Salata, 2025a: 292.
• Senior synonym of Myrmica winterae: Seifert, 1994a: 15; Radchenko & Elmes, 2003a: 231; Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 163; Radchenko, 2016: 159; Borowiec & Salata, 2025a: 292.

Junior synonyms

• Myrmica faniensis Boven, 1970
• Myrmica pechi (Samšiňák, 1957)
  Obsolete combination(s): Sifolinia pechi
• Myrmica winterae (Kutter, 1973)
  Obsolete combination(s): Sifolinia winterae

Obsolete combinations

• Symbiomyrma karavajevi

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