Tanipone cognata Bolton & Fisher, 2012: 86, figs. 92-94 (eq.) MADAGASCAR. Malagasy.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype ergatoid queen. Primary type locality: Madagascar: Prov. Toliara, Ifaty, 23°09’S, 43°37’E, 21.ix.1993, desert scrub forest, pyrethrin fogging of Euphorbia stenoclada, .9356w (W.E. Steiner). Primary type depository: MCZC. Primary type specimen: BIOTA/CASENT0195405.