• Taber & Cokendolpher, 1988: 95 (k.).
• Combination in Temnothorax (Myrafant): Smith, 1950a: 30; in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 272.
• Subspecies of Temnothorax curvispinosus: Wheeler, 1903d: 241.
• Revived status as species: Wheeler, 1917a: 509.
• Senior synonym of Temnothorax annectens, Temnothorax cockerelli, Temnothorax mediorufus: Creighton, 1950a: 269; of Temnothorax brunnescens: Mackay, 2000: 394.
• See also: Ramirez-Esquivel et al., 2017: 552.

Junior synonyms

• Temnothorax curvispinosus annectens (Wheeler, 1903)
• Temnothorax rugatulus brunnescens (Wheeler, 1917)
• Temnothorax rugatulus cockerelli (Wheeler, 1917)
• Temnothorax rugatulus dakotensis (Wheeler & Wheeler, 1944)
• Temnothorax rugatulus mediorufus (Wheeler, 1917)

Citations

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