Formica terebrans Lowne, 1865a: 278 (s.w.q.) AUSTRALIA (New South Wales). Australasia.

Primary type information: Primary type material: syntype major and minor workers, syntype queen(s) (numbers not stated). Primary type locality: Australia: New South Wales, vic. Sydney, ix.-xi.1862 (B.T. Lowne). Primary type depository: BMNH. Type notes: McArthur et al., 1998: 587, cite 3 worker syntypes in BMNH.