Tetramorium ambatovy Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2012a: 60, figs. 69, 92-94 (w.) MADAGASCAR. Malagasy.

Primary type information: Primary type material: holotype worker. Primary type locality: Madagascar: Toamasina, Ambatovy, 12.4 km. NE Moramanga, 18.84963S, 48.2947E, 1010 m., montane rainforest, sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), BLF16914, 3-6.iii.2007 (B.L. Fisher et al.). Primary type depository: CASC. Primary type specimen: CASENT0124721. Secondary type information: Secondary type material: 10 paratype workers. Secondary type locality: 6 paratype workers with same data as holotype, 4 paratype workers with same data as holotype but pitfall trap, BLF16915. Secondary type depositories: BMNH, CASC, MCZC, MHNG.