Tetramorium nigrum

Identification
A member of the Tetramorium simillimum species group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Kenya, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania.

Nomenclature

 *  nigrum. Tetramorium pauper subsp. nigrum Forel, 1907a: 15 (w.) KENYA. Raised to species and senior synonym of brevis: Bolton, 1980: 316.
 * brevis. Tetramorium brevis Weber, 1943c: 370 (w.) SUDAN. Junior synonym of nigrum: Bolton, 1980: 316.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Bolton B. 1980. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Ethiopian zoogeographical region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 40: 193-384.
 * Garcia F.H., Wiesel E. and Fischer G. 2013.The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography. Journal of East African Natural History, 101(2): 127-222
 * Weber N. A. 1943. The ants of the Imatong Mountains, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 93: 263-389.