Tetramorium rugigaster Bolton, 1977: 114, fig. 39 (w.q.m.) INDIA (Kerala). Indomalaya.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: India: Kerala State (W Ghats), Kottiyoor, Wynaad Taluk, 650 m., 7.iv.1969, evergreen forest (A.B. Soans & W.L. Brown). Primary type depository: MCZC. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 17 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen, 4 paratype males. Secondary type localities: 4 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 13 paratype workers, 1 paratype queen, 4 paratype males Kerala State (W Ghats), Silent Valley Reserve, 16 km. W Mukkali, 9.iv.1969, 1200 m., moist evgn forest, litter, rot. wood, M244 (A.B. Soans & W.L. Brown). Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MCZC.