Tetraponera sahlbergii

Identification
A member of the Tetraponera allaborans species-group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar.

Nomenclature

 *  sahlbergii. Sima sahlbergii Forel, 1887: 386 (w.) MADAGASCAR.
 * Forel, 1892l: 260 (q.).
 * Combination in S. (Tetraponera): Emery, 1921f: 28.
 * Combination in Tetraponera: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1015.
 * plicatidens. Sima (Tetraponera) plicatidens Santschi, 1926a: 26 (q.m.) MADAGASCAR.
 * Combination in Tetraponera: Ward, 1990: 489.
 * Junior synonym of sahlbergii: Ward, 2022: 42.
 * spuria. Sima sahlbergi r. spuria Forel, 1897c: 199 (w.m.) MADAGASCAR.
 * Combination in S. (Tetraponera): Emery, 1921f: 28.
 * Combination in Tetraponera: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1016.
 * Junior synonym of sahlbergii: Ward, 2022: 42.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Baroni Urbani C. 1977. Katalog der Typen von Formicidae (Hymenoptera) der Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Basel (2. Teil). Mitt. Entomol. Ges. Basel (n.s.) 27: 61-102.
 * Emery C. 1895. Mission scientifique de M. Ch. Alluaud dans le territoire de Diego-Suarez (Madagascar-nord) (Avril-août 1893). Formicides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 39: 336-345.
 * Fisher B. L. 1997. Biogeography and ecology of the ant fauna of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History 31: 269-302.
 * Fisher B. L. 2003. Formicidae, ants. Pp. 811-819 in: Goodman, S. M.; Benstead, J. P. (eds.) 2003. The natural history of Madagascar. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, xxi + 1709 pp.
 * Forel A. 1907. Ameisen von Madagaskar, den Comoren und Ostafrika. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. Reise in Ostafrika 2: 75-92.
 * Olson D. M., and P. S. Ward. 1996. The ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Kirindy Forest (tropical dry forest) in western Madagascar. Pp. 161-164 in Ganzhorn, J. U., Sorg, J.-P. (eds.) Ecology and economy of a tropical dry forest in Madagascar. Primate Report 46-1. Göttingen: German Primate Center (DPZ), 382 pp.
 * Santschi F. 1926. Trois notes myrmécologiques. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 95: 13-28.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. IX. A synonymic list of the ants of the Malagasy region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 1005-1055