Tetramorium sulcinode Santschi
 Iran list
 Type location Kyrgyzstan
(Tetramorium caespitum L. v. sulcinode n. var., Santschi, 1927a: 33, worker;
raised to species Csösz, Radchenko & Schulz, 2007, 31, illustrated,
with queen and male descriptions) Ssemiretschie, nr Pischpek (Bishkek),
N Kusnezow - see below
Junior synonym karakalense Dlussky & Zabelin, 1985: 229 from Turkmenistan (see Antweb).
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Santschi's (1927a) description is at -  . Csösz et al's (2007) redescription is at -  .
In their key the latter separate T. sulcinode
as having several short and a few longer straight setae (hairs) on the
inderside of the head, forming a psammophore. Then, from the
China/Mongolia species, T. annectens
by the dorsum of petiolar node usually with semi-circular rugulae,
ground surface smooth and shiny, postpetiole longitudinally rugulose,
and shiny; petiole slightly narrower than postpetiole.
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The
photomontage of the type worker