• Lectotype designation: Seifert, 2005: 4.
• [Also described as new by Santschi, 1931c: 346.]
• Subspecies of Myrmica sabuleti: Weber, 1948a: 296; Ceballos, 1956: 297; Baroni Urbani, 1971c: 32.
• Junior synonym of Myrmica sabuleti: Seifert, 1988b: 31; Casevitz-Weulersse, 1990b: 137; Radchenko, 1994f: 80; Bolton, 1995b: 283; Poldi et al., 1995: 2.
• Status as species: Seifert, 2005: 7; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 491; Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 289; Kiran & Karaman, 2012: 23; Seifert et al., 2014: 178; Borowiec, 2014: 135; Lebas et al., 2016: 318.
• Senior synonym of Myrmica rolandi reticulata: Seifert et al., 2014: 178 (in text).

Obsolete combinations

• Myrmica sabuleti spinosior

Citations

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