Tetraponera petiolata Smith, 1877 junior synonym of current valid taxon Tetraponera nigra (Jerdon, 1851)
Tetraponera petiolata Smith, 1877b: 70 (w.q.m.) SRI LANKA. Indomalaya.
Primary type information: Primary type material: syntype workers, syntype queens, syntype males (numbers not stated). Primary type locality: Sri Lanka (“Ceylon”): (no further data). Primary type depository: BMNH.
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