Tetramorium brevispinosum

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Cameroun, Central African Republic, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya.

Nomenclature

 *  brevispinosum. Triglyphothrix gabonensis var. brevispinosus Stitz, 1910: 144 (w.) CAMEROUN. Combination in Tetramorium: Bolton, 1985: 247. Raised to species and senior synonym of nion: Bolton, 1976: 320.
 * nion. Triglyphothrix nion Bernard, 1953b: 248, fig. 14 (w.) GUINEA. Junior synonym of brevispinosum: Bolton, 1976: 320.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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