Tetramorium scytalum Bolton, 1979: 157, fig. 29 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Malagasy.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Madagascar: Bekonazy to 5 km. S, forest w. baobabs (N of Morondava), 27.iii.1969, dry forest (W.L. Brown). Primary type depository: MCZC. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 14 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, MCZC.