• Mayr, 1895: 131 (q.)
• Combination in Tetramorium: Emery, 1896d: 103; Emery, 1924f: 280.
• Combination in Macromischoides: Wheeler, 1922: 188 (in text), 890.
• Combination in Tetramorium: Bolton, 1976: 363 (in text); Bolton, 1980: 355.
• Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 120; Mayr, 1895: 131; Emery, 1896d: 103; Santschi, 1910c: 385; Forel, 1911h: 279; Santschi, 1914d: 366; Forel, 1916: 421; Wheeler, 1922: 890; Santschi, 1924b: 210 (in key); Emery, 1924f: 280; Brown, 1964a: 12; Bolton, 1980: 355 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 403.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium lamottei: Bolton, 1980: 355; Bolton, 1995b: 404.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium tessmanni: Brown, 1964c: 12; Bolton, 1980: 355; Bolton, 1995b: 404.

Junior synonyms

• Tetramorium lamottei Bernard, 1953
• Tetramorium tessmanni (Forel, 1910)
  Obsolete combination(s): Rhoptromyrmex tessmanni

Obsolete combinations

• Macromischa africana
• Macromischoides africanus

Citations

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