Technomyrmex zimmeri

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Technomyrmex zimmeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Genus: Technomyrmex
Species: T. zimmeri
Binomial name
Technomyrmex zimmeri
(Forel, 1911)

Identification

Bolton (2007) - A member of the Technomyrmex schoutedeni group. From the original description this species is very close to Technomyrmex schoutedeni and will answer the description of that species except for colour. In zimmeri the gaster is stated as being black (but each gastral segment with a yellow posterior margin), distinctly darker than the head and mesosoma which are yellowish red. Conversely, in schoutedeni the gaster is reddish yellow to orange, distinctly lighter than the reddish brown to blackish brown head and mesosoma.

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: United Republic of Tanzania.

Distribution based on AntMaps

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Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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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

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • zimmeri. Engramma zimmeri Forel, 1911d: 370 (w.) TANZANIA. Combination in Technomyrmex: Shattuck, 1992c: 161. See also: Bolton, 2007a: 42.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Type Material

Bolton (2007) - Holotype worker, TANZANIA: Amani (Zimmer) (holotype lost, not in Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève).

References

  • Bolton, B. 2007b. Taxonomy of the dolichoderine ant genus Technomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on the worker caste. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute. 35(1): 1-149.
  • Forel, A. 1911f. Fourmis nouvelles ou intéressantes. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 47: 331-400 (page 370, worker described)
  • Shattuck, S. O. 1992c. Generic revision of the ant subfamily Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 21: 1-181 (page 161, Combination in Technomyrmex)