Tetramorium shamshir Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2012a: 102, figs. 129, 136, 147-149 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Malagasy.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Madagascar: Antsiranana, Rés. Naturelle Intégrale de Lokobe, 6.3 km. 112° ESE Hellville, 13.41933S, 48.33117E, 30 m., rainforest, sifted litter, BLF3422, 19-24.iii.2001 (B.L. Fisher, C.E. Griswold, et al.). Primary type depository: CASC. Primary type specimen: CASENT04676969. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 32 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, CASC, MCZC, MHNG, NHMB.