Tetramorium bessonii

Distribution
This taxon was described from Madagascar.

Nomenclature

 *  bessonii. Tetramorium (Xiphomyrmex) bessonii Forel, 1891b: 156, pl. 4, fig. 13 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Combination in Xiphomyrmex: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1031; in Tetramorium: Bolton, 1979: 141. Senior synonym of orientale: Bolton, 1979: 141.
 * orientale. Tetramorium (Xiphomyrmex) bessonii var. orientale Forel, 1895c: 247 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Junior synonym of bessonii: Bolton, 1979: 141.

Additional References

 * Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2012. The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—taxonomy of the T. bessonii, T. bonibony, T. dysalum, T. marginatum, T. tsingy, and T. weitzeckeri species groups. Zootaxa 3365: 1-123.