• Combination in Tetramorium: Bolton, 1977: 88.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium flavus: Bolton, 1977: 88.

Junior synonyms

• Tetramorium gambogecum flavus (Donisthorpe, 1941)

Citations

• 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. PDF
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• Donisthorpe, H. 1941h. The ants of Japen Island, Dutch New Guinea (Hym., Formicidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 91:51-64. PDF
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