Tetramorium scutum Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2014c: 143, figs. 41B, 42A, 57, 66 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Malagasy.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Madagascar: Fianarantsoa, R.S. Ivohibe, 8.0 km. E Ivohibe, 22.48333S, 46.96833E, 1200 m., montane rainforest, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), BLF01747, 15-21.x.1997 (B.L. Fisher). Primary type depository: CASC. Primary type specimen: CASENT0189116. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 17 paratype workers. Secondary type localities: 5 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 5 paratype workers with same data as holotype but 22.42167S, 46.89833E, BLF01753, 3-9.xi.1997, 7 paratype workers with same data as holotype but 6.5 km. ESE Ivohibe, 22.49667S, 46.955E, 1575 m., BLF01751, 24-30.x.1997. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, CASC, MCZC.