Tetramorium spininode valid Australia (Western Australia). Australasia.
Bolton, B. 1977. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Oriental and Indo-Australian regions, and in Australia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 36:67-151.   122825

Tetramorium spinosum valid Mexico (Baja California). Neotropic.
Pergande, T. 1896. Mexican Formicidae. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (2)5:858-896.   127767

Tetramorium spinosum insons synonym of Tetramorium spinosum U.S.A. (Texas). Nearctic.
Wheeler, W. M. 1915b. Some additions to the North American ant-fauna. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 34:389-421.   130089

Tetramorium spinulosum nomen nudum
Ofer, J.; Shulov, A.; Noy-Meir, I. 1978. Associations of ant species in Israel: a multivariate analysis. Israel Journal of Zoology 27:199-208.   127571

Tetramorium splendens valid Russia. Palearctic.
Ruzsky, M. 1902d. Material on the ant fauna of the Caucasus and the Crimea. [In Russian.]. Protokoly Obshchestva Estestvoispytatelei pri Imperatorskom Kazanskom Universitete 206(suppl.):1-33.   128175

Tetramorium splendidior valid Australia (New South Wales). Australasia.
Viehmeyer, H. 1925a. Formiciden der australischen Faunenregion. (Fortsetzung.). Entomologische Mitteilungen. Berlin-Dahlem 14:25-39.   129537