Xiphomyrmex aruensis Karawajew, 1935: 105, w.

Current status: junior synonym of Tetramorium carinatum (F. Smith, 1859: 148), w, Aru Isl. Synonymy: Bolton, 1977: 86.

Type locality(-ies): “Wammar, Aroe Archipel, 9.III.1913, W. Karawajew, Nr. 2567, Kolonie in eimen morschen Baumstamm, zahlreiche ww”.

Original Karawajew label(-s): “2567”.

Material: SYNTYPES, 11 w (newly mounted, IN 314/6/1), 128 w (in alcohol, IN 314/ BAMS 1/Karaw55).