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Tetramorium constanciae
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Tetramorium |
| Species: | T. constanciae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetramorium constanciae Arnold, 1917
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -6.55667° to -28.66667°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Central African Republic, Mozambique, United Republic of Tanzania, Zimbabwe (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
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
Images from AntWeb
  
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| Worker. Specimen code casent0235781. Photographer Shannon Hartman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by AFRC, Pretoria, South Africa. |
   
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| Worker. Specimen code casent0413084. Photographer Ryan Perry, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by CAS, San Francisco, CA, USA. |
   
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| Syntype of Tetramorium constanciae. Worker. Specimen code casent0901136. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
   
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| Paratype of Triglyphothrix longispinosa. Worker. Specimen code casent0901137. Photographer Will Ericson, 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.
- constanciae. Tetramorium (Triglyphothrix) constanciae Arnold, 1917: 339, pl. 7, fig. 94 (w.) ZIMBABWE. Combination in Triglyphothrix: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 910; in Tetramorium: Bolton, 1985: 247. Senior synonym of longispinosa: Bolton, 1976: 321.
- longispinosa. Triglyphothrix longispinosa Arnold, 1956: 68, fig. 17 (w.) ZIMBABWE. Junior synonym of constanciae: Bolton, 1976: 321.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1917. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part III. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 271-402 (page 339, pl. 7, fig. 94 worker described)
- Arnold, G. 1956. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 12. Occas. Pap. Natl. Mus. South. Rhod. B. Nat. Sci. 3: 52-77.
- Bolton, B. 1976. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Constituent genera, review of smaller genera and revision of Triglyphothrix Forel. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 34: 281-379 (page 321, Senior synonym of longispinosa)
- Bolton, B. 1985. The ant genus Triglyphothrix Forel a synonym of Tetramorium Mayr. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Nat. Hist. 19: 243-248 (page 247, Combination in Tetramorium)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1922j. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 45: 711-1004 (page 910, Combination in Triglyphothrix)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Bolton B. 1976. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Constituent genera, review of smaller genera and revision of Triglyphothrix Forel. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 34:281-379.
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection