• Lectotype designation: Radchenko & Elmes, 2001b: 259.
• Status as species: Emery, 1921c: 37; Menozzi, 1939a: 294 (in key); Weber, 1947b: 470; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 126; Collingwood, 1970b: 374; Bolton, 1995b: 280; Radchenko & Elmes, 2001b: 259; Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 175; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 47; Bharti et al., 2016: 40; Bharti et al., 2016: 966; Chen et al., 2016: 120 (in key).
• Senior synonym of Myrmica kozlovi mekongi: Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 175; Bharti et al., 2016: 966; Chen et al., 2016: 90.
• Senior synonym of Myrmica kozlovi ruzskyi Weber, 1947b: Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 175; Bharti et al., 2016: 966.
• Senior synonym of Myrmica specularis: Radchenko & Elmes, 2001b: 259; Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 175; Bharti et al., 2016: 966.
• Senior synonym of Myrmica kozlovi subalpina: Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 175; Bharti et al., 2016: 966; Chen et al., 2016: 90.
• Senior synonym of Myrmica kozlovi subbrevispinosa: Radchenko & Elmes, 2010: 175; Bharti et al., 2016: 966; Chen et al., 2016: 90.

Junior synonyms

• Myrmica kozlovi mekongi Ruzsky, 1915
• Myrmica kozlovi ruzskyi Weber, 1947
• Myrmica kozlovi subalpina Ruzsky, 1915
• Myrmica kozlovi subbrevispinosa Ruzsky, 1915
• Myrmica specularis Donisthorpe, 1929

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