Tetraponera ophthalmica

Distribution
This taxon was described from Cameroon. It is also found in Ghana, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Uganda, Kenya, Gabon and Guinea.

Nomenclature

 *  ophthalmica. Sima ophthalmica Emery, 1912b: 98 (w.) CAMEROUN. Combination in S. (Tetraponera): Emery, 1921f: 28; in Tetraponera: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 107. Senior synonym of nasuta, tenebrosa, unidens: Ward, 2006: 126.
 * tenebrosa. Tetraponera ophthalmica var. tenebrosa Santschi, 1928d: 61 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of ophthalmica: Ward, 2006: 126.
 * unidens. Tetraponera ophthalmica st. unidens Santschi, 1928d: 60, fig. 2 (q.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of ophthalmica: Ward, 2006: 126.
 * nasuta. Tetraponera nasuta Bernard, 1953b: 222, fig. 7 (q.) GUINEA. Terron, 1971: 74 (s.w.m.). Junior synonym of ophthalmica: Ward, 2006: 126.