Observations on the genus Terataner in Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Author Alpert, G. D. text Psyche 1992 99 117 127 http://antbase.org/ants/publications/6866/6866.pdf journal article 6866 T. sp. a is very similar to T. alluaudi but is larger (7.9 mm) and has black, rather than orange, legs. T. sp. a has only been collected from the northeast coast of the Masoala Peninsula. Occurring in forested foothills from 50 m to 100 m altitude, its habitat is threatened by the advance of agriculture at these lower elevations.