• Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271.
• Status as species: Wheeler, 1929g: 8; Wheeler, 1930k: 70; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 111; Radchenko, 1994e: 156 (in key); Bolton, 1995b: 239; Wu & Wang, 1995a: 108; Radchenko, 1996c: 18; Chang & He, 2001c: 3; Bolton, 2003: 271.
• Junior synonym of Temnothorax nassonovi: Radchenko, 2004: 126; Radchenko, 2005b: 151; Radchenko, 2016: 224.

Obsolete combinations

• Leptothorax galeatus

Citations

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