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Tapinoma demissum
| Tapinoma demissum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Dolichoderinae |
| Genus: | Tapinoma |
| Species: | T. demissum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tapinoma demissum Bolton, 1995
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -17.85° to -20°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: United Republic of Tanzania, Zimbabwe (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
Castes
Worker
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Syntype of Tapinoma demissum. Worker. Specimen code casent0903071. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- gracile. Tapinoma gracile Forel, 1913a: 140 (w.) ZIMBABWE. [Junior secondary homonym of gracilis Buckley, above.] Replacement name: demissum Bolton, 1995b: 400.
- demissum. Tapinoma demissum Bolton, 1995b: 400. Replacement name for Tapinoma gracile Forel, 1913a: 140. [Junior secondary homonym of Formica gracilis Buckley, 1866: 158.]
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 400, Replacement name for Tapinoma gracile)
- Forel, A. 1913a. Fourmis de Rhodesia, etc. récoltées par M. G. Arnold, le Dr. H. Brauns et K. Fikendey. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 57: 108-147 (page 140, [Junior secondary homonym of Formica gracilis Buckley, 1866: 158.])
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Diame L., B. Taylor, R. Blatrix, J. F. Vayssieres, J. Y. Rey, I. Grechi, and K. Diarra. 2017. A preliminary checklist of the ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) fauna of Senegal. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 5(15): 1-16.
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection