Lygaeus cruciger Motschulsky, 1860a: 502. LT (Kerzhner & Jansson, 1985: 39): Russia (ES), Amur; lost.
Lygaeus venustus var. marginatus Jakovlev, 1876b: 110 (junior primary homonym of Lygaeus marginatus Thunberg, 1822; syn. Reuter, 1885g: 199, with elegans; Lee et al., 1994: 24, with elegans). HT: female, Russia (FE), Ussuri; ZMAS.
Melanospilus elegans Distant, 1883a: 428 (syn. Horváth, 1899f: 279; Lee et al., 1994: 24). LT (Péricart, 1999d: 80): Japan, Niigata; BMNH.
Lygaeus jakowleffi Lethierry & Séverin, 1894: 143. New name for marginatus Jakovlev, 1876.