Temnothorax ruginosus Zhou et al., 2010: 18, figs. 13-15 (w.) CHINA (Hunan). Palearctic.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: China: Hunan Prov., Jiangyong County, 18.iv.2004 (J. Huang). Primary type depository: GNUC. Primary type specimen: GXNU0407357. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 20 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 12 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 5 paratype workers Hunan Prov., Changde City, 1.x.2003 (J. Huang), 3 paratype workers Guizhou Prov., Mayanghe Nature Reserve, 1.x.2007 (F. Qian). Secondary type depository: GNUC.