Taxonomic history
André, 1883a: 309 (q.); Forel, 1886e PDF: clxvi (q.).Combination in Leptothorax (Temnothorax): Forel, 1890b PDF: lxxii.Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003 PDF: 271.Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893 PDF: 126; Ruzsky, 1902d PDF: 25; Emery, 1924f PDF: 260.Subspecies of Temnothorax recedens: Emery & Forel, 1879 PDF: 459; Forel, 1892j PDF: 315; Ruzsky, 1905b: 609; Karavaiev, 1927a PDF: 293; Finzi, 1930d PDF: 314.Junior synonym of Temnothorax recedens: Dlussky & Soyunov, 1988 PDF: 31; revived from synonymy, see also: Borowiec & Salata, 2013 PDF: 374.
