• Arnold, 1917: 356 (q.); Bolton, 1986a: 16 (m.).
• Combination in Tetramorium: Ward et al., 2015: 15.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium transversinode pretoriae, Tetramorium steini: Brown, 1964j: 16.

Junior synonyms

• Tetramorium steini (Forel, 1913)
• Tetramorium transversinode pretoriae (Arnold, 1926)

Citations

• Arnold, G. 1917. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part III. Myrmicinae. Annals of the South African Museum 14:271-402. PDF
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• Bolton, B. 1986a. A taxonomic and biological review of the tetramoriine ant genus Rhoptromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 11:1-17. PDF
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• Brown, W. L., Jr. 1964j. Rhoptromyrmex transversinodis, new synonymy of, and brief characterization. Pilot Register of Zoology Card No. 16:1-2. PDF
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• Mayr, G. 1901b. Südafrikanische Formiciden, gesammelt von Dr. Hans Brauns. Annalen des Kaiserlich-Königlichen Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 16:1-30. PDF
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