Tetramorium bothae

Identification
A member of the Tetramorium simillimum species group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Lesotho, South Africa.

Nomenclature

 *  bothae. Tetramorium simillimum subsp. bothae Forel, 1910e: 425 (w.q.m.) SOUTH AFRICA. Raised to species and senior synonym of guillarmodi: Bolton, 1980: 309.
 * guillarmodi. Tetramorium guillarmodi Arnold, 1960b: 454, fig. 4 (w.q.) LESOTHO. Junior synonym of bothae: Bolton, 1980: 309.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Arnold G. 1917. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part III. Myrmicinae. Annals of the South African Museum. 14: 271-402.
 * Forel A. 1910. Note sur quelques fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 54: 421-458.
 * IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004