• [Misspelled as grazsii by Emery, 1924f: 281.]
• Mayr, 1901b: 25 (q.)
• Status as species: Mayr, 1901b: 25; Forel, 1914d: 226; Santschi, 1914d: 366; Arnold, 1917: 304; Wheeler, 1922: 896; Emery, 1924f: 281; Arnold, 1926: 245 (in key); Brown, 1958h: 28; Wilson & Taylor, 1967b: 103; Prins, 1973: 19 (in key); Bolton, 1980: 262 (redescription); Taylor, 1987a: 79; Bolton, 1995b: 408; Wetterer & Vargo, 2003: 414; Don, 2007: 148.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium joffrei algoa: Bolton, 1980: 262; Bolton, 1995b: 408.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium joffrei: Bolton, 1980: 262; Bolton, 1995b: 408.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium grassii laevigatum Mayr, 1901b: Bolton, 1980: 262; Bolton, 1995b: 408.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium grassii mayri Emery, 1924f: Bolton, 1980: 262; Bolton, 1995b: 408.
• Senior synonym of Tetramorium grassii simulans: Bolton, 1980: 262; Bolton, 1995b: 408.

Junior synonyms

• Tetramorium grassii laevigatum Mayr, 1901
• Tetramorium grassii mayri Emery, 1924
• Tetramorium grassii simulans Santschi, 1914
• Tetramorium joffrei Forel, 1914
• Tetramorium joffrei algoa Arnold, 1917

Citations

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