Tetramorium tonganum

A widely ranging species.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: New Caledonia. Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), New Guinea, Niue, Palau, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna Islands. Oriental Region: Sri Lanka. Palaearctic Region: China, Japan.

Nomenclature

 *  tonganum. Tetramorium tonganum Mayr, 1870b: 976 (w.) TONGA. Santschi, 1928a: 50 (q.); Bharti & Kumar, 2012b: 23 (m.). Senior synonym of magitae: Bolton, 1977: 129.
 * magitae. Tetramorium magitae Forel, 1911i: 224 (w.) SRI LANKA. [Misspelled as mayitae in original.] Junior synonym of tonganum: Bolton, 1977: 129.

Taxonomic Notes
Note that all records reported as this species from India by Bharti & Kumar (2012) and Bharti et al. (2016) are based on a misidentification in Bharti & Kumar (2012) and are actually Tetramorium salvatum (Agavekar et al., 2017).