• Forel, 1910e: 19 (q.); Arnold, 1917: 290 (m.).
• Status as species: Forel, 1910e: 19; Forel, 1913a: 118; Arnold, 1917: 289; Wheeler, 1922: 903; Stitz, 1923: 162; Emery, 1924f: 283; Arnold, 1926: 244 (in key); Prins, 1963: 104; Bolton, 1980: 250 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 414; Mbanyana et al., 2018: 44.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium setuliferum cucalense: Bolton, 1980: 250; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Mbanyana et al., 2018: 44.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium setuliferum triptolemus: Bolton, 1980: 250; Bolton, 1995b: 414; Mbanyana et al., 2018: 44.
• Material of the nomen nudum Tetramorium squamiferum referred here by Wheeler, 1922: 903; Bolton, 1980: 250; Mbanyana et al., 2018: 44.

Junior synonyms

• Tetramorium setuliferum cucalense Santschi, 1911
• Tetramorium setuliferum triptolemus Arnold, 1917

Citations

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