• Status as species: André, 1884f: 539; André, 1885d: 851; Emery, 1891c: 4; Dalla Torre, 1893: 134; Emery, 1895i: 37; Emery, 1896i: 158; Forel, 1905e: 174; Emery, 1909f: 697; Forel, 1910c: 261; Forel, 1911g: 266; Karavaiev, 1911b: 8; Forel, 1913b: 319; Santschi, 1914b: 101; Santschi, 1914d: 366; Arnold, 1917: 294; Santschi, 1918b: 123 (in key); Wheeler, 1922: 191, 900, 1030; Emery, 1924f: 282; Arnold, 1926: 247; Menozzi, 1930b: 110; Finzi, 1939a: 159; Weber, 1943d: 322; Menozzi & Consani, 1952: 67; Bernard, 1953b: 247; Bolton, 1976: 363; Bolton, 1979: 155; Bolton, 1980: 332 (redescription); Collingwood, 1985: 265; Marsh, 1986b: 338; Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 335; Cagniant, 1997: 91; Cagniant, 2006: 196; Collingwood et al., 2011: 443; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34 (redescription); Sharaf et al., 2012: 8 (in key); Hita Garcia et al., 2013: 218; Sharaf et al., 2013: 576; Borowiec, 2014: 204; Madl, 2019: 16.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium quadrispinosum angolense: Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium sericeiventre arenarium: Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Cagniant, 1997: 91; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium quadrispinosum beirae: Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium sericeiventre bipartita: Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium blochmannii: Bolton, 1979: 155; Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium blochmannii calvum: Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium sericeiventre cinnamomeum: Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium sericeiventre continentis: Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium sericeiventre debile: Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium quadrispinosum elegans: Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium quadrispinosum eudoxia: Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium sericeiventre femoratum: Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium sericeiventre gamaii: Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium sericeiventre hori: Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium hortensis: Bolton, 1976: 363; Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 35.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium sericeiventre inversum: Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium sericeiventre jasonis: Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium blochmannii montanum: Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium sericeiventre munda: Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium neuvillei: Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium blochmannii nigriventre: Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium quadrispinosum otaviensis: Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium quadrispinosum: Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium sericeiventre repertum: Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium sericeiventre vascoi: Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium sericeiventre vividum: Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 34.
• Material of the unavailable names Tetramorium quadrispinosum elegans benguelense, Tetramorium sericeiventre femoratum colluta, Tetramorium sericeiventre inversum defricta, Tetramorium sericeiventre inversum evidens, Tetramorium sericeiventre continentis georgei, Tetramorium sericeiventre continentis gladiator, Tetramorium sericeiventre femoratum kenyense, Tetramorium sericeiventre continentis platonis, Tetramorium sericeiventre femoratum transversa referred here by Bolton, 1980: 332; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2011: 35.

Junior synonyms

• Tetramorium blochmannii Forel, 1887
• Tetramorium blochmannii calvum Stitz, 1923
• Tetramorium blochmannii montanum Forel, 1891
• Tetramorium blochmannii nigriventre Stitz, 1910
• Tetramorium hortensis (Bernard, 1948)
  Obsolete combination(s): Atopula hortensis
• Tetramorium neuvillei Forel, 1907
• Tetramorium quadrispinosum Emery, 1886
• Tetramorium quadrispinosum angolense Santschi, 1930
• Tetramorium quadrispinosum beirae Arnold, 1926
• Tetramorium quadrispinosum elegans Santschi, 1918
• Tetramorium quadrispinosum eudoxia Santschi, 1918
• Tetramorium quadrispinosum otaviensis Arnold, 1926
• Tetramorium sericeiventre arenarium Santschi, 1918
• Tetramorium sericeiventre bipartita Santschi, 1918
• Tetramorium sericeiventre cinnamomeum Santschi, 1918
• Tetramorium sericeiventre continentis Forel, 1910
  Obsolete combination(s): Tetramorium blochmannii continentis
• Tetramorium sericeiventre debile Forel, 1894
• Tetramorium sericeiventre femoratum Emery, 1895
• Tetramorium sericeiventre gamaii Santschi, 1918
• Tetramorium sericeiventre hori Santschi, 1918
• Tetramorium sericeiventre inversum Santschi, 1910
• Tetramorium sericeiventre jasonis Santschi, 1918
• Tetramorium sericeiventre munda Santschi, 1918
• Tetramorium sericeiventre repertum Santschi, 1926
• Tetramorium sericeiventre vascoi Santschi, 1918
• Tetramorium sericeiventre vividum Santschi, 1926

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