Tetramorium xanthogaster

Identification
A member of the Tetramorium schaufussii species group

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Malagasy Region: Madagascar.

Nomenclature

 *  xanthogaster. Tetramorium (Xiphomyrmex) sikorae var. xanthogaster Santschi, 1911e: 124 (w.) MADAGASCAR. [Original spelling of xantogaster justifiably emended to xanthogaster by Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 1032.] Raised to species: Bolton, 1979: 139.

Additional References

 * [[Media:Bolton 1979.pdf|Bolton, B. 1979. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region and in the New World. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 38: 129-181 PDF]]