Tetramorium armatum

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan.

Nomenclature

 *  armatum. Tetramorium inerme st. armatum Santschi, 1927a: 57 (w.q.) TRANSCASPIA. [First available use of Tetramorium caespitum subsp. inerme var. armata Emery, 1925c: 191; unavailable name.] Subspecies of inerme: Dlussky, 1962: 179. Raised to species: Pisarski & Krzysztofiak, 1981: 158; Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985: 232. Senior synonym of annauensis, brevinodis and material of the unavailable name ligatum referred here: Radchenko, 1992b: 53.
 * brevinodis. Tetramorium caespitum var. brevinodis Karavaiev, 1927b: 109 (w.q.m.) KAZAKHSTAN. Junior synonym of armatum: Radchenko, 1992b: 53.
 * annauensis. Tetramorium caespitum subsp. annauensis Karavaiev, 1931a: 315 (w.q.m.) TRANSCASPIA. Junior synonym of armatum: Radchenko, 1992b: 53.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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