Tetramorium ala Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2012b: 21, figs. 51, 57, 66, 75-77, 141 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Malagasy.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Madagascar: Toamasina, Mont. d’Anjanaharibe, 19.5 km. 27° NNE Ambinanitelo, 15.17833S, 49.835E, 1100 m., montane rainforest, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), BLF08150, 12-16.iii.2003 (Fisher, Griswold, et al.). Primary type depository: CASC. Primary type specimen: CASENT0038473. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 23 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 13 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 1 paratype worker with same data as holotype but BLF08230, ground, 9 paratype workers with same data as holotype but BLF08185, root mat at ground layer. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, CASC, MCZC, MHNG, NHMB.