Taxonomic history
Arnold, 1917 PDF: 356 (q.); Bolton, 1986a PDF: 16 (m.).Combination in Tetramorium: Ward et al., 2015 10.1111/syen.12090 PDF: 75.Status as species: Arnold, 1917 PDF: 355; Wheeler, 1922: 909; Emery, 1924f PDF: 290; Arnold, 1926 PDF: 282; Brown, 1964a PDF: 16 (redescription); Bolton, 1976 PDF: 303; Bolton, 1986a PDF: 15 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 378; Hita Garcia et al., 2013 PDF: 215.Senior synonym of Tetramorium transversinode pretoriae: Brown, 1964a PDF: 16; Bolton, 1976 PDF: 303; Bolton, 1986a PDF: 15; Bolton, 1995b: 378.Senior synonym of Tetramorium steini: Brown, 1964a PDF: 16; Bolton, 1976 PDF: 303; Bolton, 1986a PDF: 15; Bolton, 1995b: 378.