Taxonomic history
Lectotype designation: Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2014c PDF: 121.[Misspelled as nassonovi by Emery, 1924f PDF: 287.].Combination in Xiphomyrmex: Wheeler, 1922: 1031.Junior synonym of Tetramorium schaufussii: Bolton, 1979 PDF: 137; Bolton, 1995b: 411.Status as species: Wheeler, 1922: 1031; Emery, 1924f PDF: 287; Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2014c PDF: 121 (redescription).