Sima braunsi

Identification
A member of the Tetraponera allaborans species-group

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

Nomenclature

 *  braunsi. Sima braunsi Forel, 1913a: 112 (w.q.) SOUTH AFRICA. Combination in S. (Tetraponera): Arnold, 1916: 184; in Tetraponera: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 797. Subspecies of clypeata: Arnold, 1916: 184; Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 797. Revived status as species: Ward, 1990: 488. Current subspecies: nominal plus durbanensis.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Arnold G. 1916. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part II. Ponerinae, Dorylinae. Annals of the South African Museum. 14: 159-270.
 * Baroni Urbani C. 1977. Katalog der Typen von Formicidae (Hymenoptera) der Sammlung des Naturhistorischen Museums Basel (2. Teil). Mitt. Entomol. Ges. Basel (n.s.) 27: 61-102.
 * 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