• Buschinger et al., 1987: 272 (k.)
• Combination in Epimyrma: Emery, 1915a: 262.
• Combination in Myrmoxenus: Schulz & Sanetra, 2002: 162.
• Combination in Temnothorax: Ward et al., 2015: 75.
• Status as species: Emery, 1908g: 553; Bondroit, 1918: 140; Menozzi, 1921: 28; Emery, 1924f: 263; Vandel, 1926: 197; Menozzi, 1931c: 44 (redescription); Bernard, 1967a: 220 (redescription); Kutter, 1968b: 60; Kutter, 1968c: 204; Kutter, 1973f: 285; Buschinger, 1982: 352; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 56; Agosti & Collingwood, 1987b: 276 (in key); Buschinger, 1989a: 266; Mei, 1992b: 149; Schulz, 1994b: 437; Bolton, 1995b: 188; Poldi et al., 1995: 5; Buschinger, 1997d: 8; Gallé et al., 1998: 215; Czechowski et al., 2002: 59; Schulz & Sanetra, 2002: 162; Tinaut et al., 2005: 456; Bračko, 2006: 139; Petrov, 2006: 99 (in key); Bračko, 2007: 18; Seifert, 2007: 243; Werner & Wiezik, 2007: 141; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 492; Lapeva-Gjonova et al., 2010: 26; Csősz et al., 2011: 57; Legakis, 2011: 17; Borowiec & Salata, 2012: 525; Czechowski et al., 2012: 164; Kiran & Karaman, 2012: 23; Borowiec, 2014: 137; Lebas et al., 2016: 328; Radchenko, 2016: 205; Steiner et al., 2017: 15; Salata & Borowiec, 2018c: 47; Seifert, 2018: 218; Werner et al., 2018: 7; Báthori et al., 2023: 4; Bračko, 2023: 100; Báthori et al., 2024: 36 (redescription).
• Senior synonym of Temnothorax goesswaldi: Buschinger, 1982: 352; Buschinger, 1989a: 266; Mei, 1992b: 149; Schulz, 1994b: 432; Bolton, 1995b: 188; Buschinger, 1997d: 8; Gallé et al., 1998: 215; Czechowski et al., 2002: 59; Casevitz-Weulersse & Galkowski, 2009: 492; Csősz et al., 2011: 57; Czechowski et al., 2012: 164; Radchenko, 2016: 205; Báthori et al., 2024: 37.
• Senior synonym of Temnothorax tamarae: Báthori et al., 2024: 37.
• Senior synonym of Temnothorax zaleskyi: Báthori et al., 2023: 4; Báthori et al., 2024: 37.

Junior synonyms

• Temnothorax goesswaldi (Menozzi, 1930)
  Obsolete combination(s): Epimyrma goesswaldi
• Temnothorax tamarae (Arnol'di, 1968)
  Obsolete combination(s): Myrmoxenus tamarae, Epimyrma tamarae
• Temnothorax zaleskyi (Sadil, 1953)
  Obsolete combination(s): Epimyrma zaleskyi

Obsolete combinations

• Formicoxenus ravouxi

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