Catalogue of the hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VI. Formicidae. Author Smith, F. text 1858 British Museum London http://antbase.org/ants/publications/8127/8127.pdf book 8127 C86CFDBF-61D9-48EE-9C2E-325FC0462B10 26. Pseudomyrma atrata . Tetraponera atrata, Smith , Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 2nd ser. ix.44. Pseudomyrma atrata, Smith , Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 2nd ser. iii. Hab. Bombay; Borneo (Sarawak). This species is entirely of a jet-black colour, smooth and shining: the extreme apex of the scape and the basal joint of the flagellum pale rufo-testaceous; the head elongate, with the sides parallel.