Tetraponera nitida

Distribution
This taxon was described from Indonesia (Batjan Island). It is also found in the Philippines, China, New Guinea, India, Thailand, Singapore, and Australia.

Nomenclature

 *  nitida. Pseudomyrma nitida Smith, F. 1860b: 106 (w.) INDONESIA (Batjan I.). Combination in Sima: Dalla Torre, 1893: 54; in S. (Tetraponera): Emery, 1921f: 26; in Tetraponera: Donisthorpe, 1932c: 462. Senior synonym of angusticeps, bidentata, brevicornis, carbonaria, longiceps, maffini, nebulosa, setifera, siggi, shankouensis: Ward, 2001: 636.
 * carbonaria. Pseudomyrma carbonaria Smith, F. 1863: 20 (w.q.) INDONESIA (Bouru I.). Combination in Tetraponera: Smith, F. 1877b: 69; in Sima: Dalla Torre, 1893: 54; in Sima (Tetraponera): Emery, 1921f: 25; in Tetraponera: Donisthorpe, 1932c: 471. Junior synonym of nigra: Dalla Torre, 1893: 54; Forel, 1903a: 709; Bingham, 1903: 110; revived from synonymy as subspecies of laeviceps: Emery, 1900d: 674; revived status as species: Emery, 1921f: 25; junior synonym of nitida: Ward, 2001: 636. See also: Ward, 1990: 488.
 * brevicornis. Sima brevicornis Emery, 1900d: 675 (footnote) (w.) PHILIPPINES. Combination in S. (Tetraponera): Emery, 1921f: 25; in Tetraponera: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 79. Junior synonym of nitida: Ward, 2001: 636.
 * longiceps. Sima difficilis r. longiceps Forel, 1902c: 247 (w.) INDIA. Viehmeyer, 1916a: 118 (m.). Combination in S. (Tetraponera): Viehmeyer, 1916a: 118; Emery, 1921f: 26; in Tetraponera: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 79. Raised to species: Bingham, 1903: 115. Subspecies of difficilis: Emery, 1921f: 26; Ward, 1990: 488. Junior synonym of nitida: Ward, 2001: 636.
 * siggi. Sima siggi Forel, 1902c: 246 (w.) THAILAND. Forel, 1909d: 226 (q.). Combination in S. (Tetraponera): Viehmeyer, 1916a: 119; in Tetraponera: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 82. Junior synonym of nitida: Ward, 2001: 636.
 * nebulosa. Sima siggii var. nebulosa Forel, 1903d: 404 (w.) INDIA (Nicobar Is). Combination in S. (Tetraponera): Emery, 1921f: 27; in Tetraponera: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 82. Junior synonym of nitida: Ward, 2001: 636.
 * setifera. Sima (Tetraponera) siggi var. setifera Viehmeyer, 1916a: 119 (w.) SINGAPORE. Combination in Tetraponera: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 82. Junior synonym of nitida: Ward, 2001: 636.
 * angusticeps. Sima (Tetraponera) bidentata var. angusticeps Karavaiev, 1933c: 266, fig. 14 (w.) INDONESIA (Java). Combination in Tetraponera: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 79. Junior synonym of nitida: Ward, 2001: 636.
 * bidentata. Sima (Tetraponera) bidentata Karavaiev, 1933c: 264, fig. 13 (w.) INDONESIA (Java). Combination in Tetraponera: Chapman & Capco, 1951: 78. Junior synonym of nitida: Ward, 2001: 636. See also: Ward, 1990: 488.
 * maffini. Tetraponera (Tetraponera) maffini Donisthorpe, 1948d: 591 (q.) NEW GUINEA. Junior synonym of nitida: Ward, 2001: 636.
 * shankouensis. Tetraponera shankouensis Zhou & Jiang, 1997: 72 (w.) CHINA. Junior synonym of nitida: Ward, 2001: 636.

Type Material


Pseudomyrma carbonaria

One worker syntype in. Labelled “B” (= Bouru I.). The syntype queen mentioned in the original description was not found.

Pseudomyrma nitida

Holotype worker in. Labelled “Bac.”