• Smith, 1875: 35 (q.)
• Combination in Pseudomyrma: Smith, 1858a: 159.
• Combination in Sima: Roger, 1863b: 25; Emery, 1921c: 24.
• Combination in Tetraponera: Smith, 1877b: 68; Wheeler, 1922: 1015; Ward, 1990: 489.
• Senior synonym of Tetraponera rufonigra ceylonensis: Ward, 2001: 649.
• Senior synonym of Tetraponera rufonigra testaceonigra: Ward, 2001: 649.
• Senior synonym of Tetraponera rufonigra yeensis: Ward, 2001: 649.
• See also: Bingham, 1903: 108; Barsagade et al., 2018: 848

Junior synonyms

• Tetraponera rufonigra ceylonensis (Forel, 1909)
  Obsolete combination(s): Sima rufonigra ceylonensis
• Tetraponera rufonigra testaceonigra (Forel, 1903)
  Obsolete combination(s): Sima rufonigra testaceonigra
• Tetraponera rufonigra yeensis (Forel, 1902)
  Obsolete combination(s): Sima rufonigra yeensis

Obsolete combinations

• Eciton rufonigrum
• Pseudomyrma rufonigra
• Sima rufonigra

Citations

• Barsagade, D. D.; Nagose, S. B.; Kirsan, J. R.; Thakare, M. P. 2018. SEM studies on the worker legs of arboreal bicoloured ant, Tetraponera rufonigra with reference to the sensilla present on it (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 6:848-852. PDF
• Bingham, C. T. 1903. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Hymenoptera, Vol. II. Ants and Cuckoo-wasps. London: Taylor and Francis, 506 pp. PDF
• Emery, C. 1921c. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [part]. Genera Insectorum 174A:1-94 + 7 plates. PDF
• Jerdon, T. C. 1851. A catalogue of the species of ants found in Southern India. Madras Journal of Literature and Science 17:103-127. PDF
• Roger, J. 1863b. Verzeichniss der Formiciden-Gattungen und Arten. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 7(Beilage):1-65. PDF
• Smith, F. 1858a. Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. London: British Museum, 216 pp. PDF
• Smith, F. 1875. Descriptions of new species of Indian aculeate Hymenoptera, collected by Mr. G. R. James Rothney, member of the Entomological Society. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1875:33-51. PDF
• Smith, F. 1877b. Descriptions of new species of the genera Pseudomyrma and Tetraponera, belonging to the family Myrmicidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1877:57-72. PDF
• Ward, P. S. 1990. The ant subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): generic revision and relationship to other formicids. Systematic Entomology 15:449-489. PDF
• Ward, P. S. 2001. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of the ant genus Tetraponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Oriental and Australian regions. Invertebrate Taxonomy 15:589-665. PDF
• Wheeler, W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. New York: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 1139.