Tetraponera

also known as Slender Twig Ants.

Most species are unspecialized arboreal nesters, living in dead twigs, branches, insect bored cavities or domatia of living plants, these hosts are known as myrmecophytes. In the latter case these species typically have co-evolved with their hosts and provide protection from herbivores.

Tetraponera species are found commonly in the warmer regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia.