Tetramorium gabonense

Tetramorium gabonense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Tetramorium
Species:	T. gabonense
Binomial name
	Tetramorium gabonense; (André, 1892) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
	Triglyphothrix areolata burgeoni Santschi, 1935; Triglyphothrix areolatus Stitz, 1910; Triglyphothrix gabonensis boulognei Forel, 1916; Triglyphothrix gabonensis kamerunensis Santschi, 1937; Triglyphothrix gabonensis soyauxi Forel, 1901; Triglyphothrix mucidus Forel, 1909;

Identification

Keys including this Species

Key to Afrotropical Tetramorium ericae osiris inezulae gabonensis species groups

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 3.383333333° to 1.05°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Cameroun, Central African Republic, Gabon (type locality), Uganda.

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.

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.

Biology

Castes

Images from AntWeb


Worker. Specimen code casent0217073. Photographer Erin Prado, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by CAS, San Francisco, CA, USA.


Worker. Specimen code casent0217968. Photographer Estella Ortega, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by CAS, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Nomenclature

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

gabonense. Triglyphothrix gabonensis André, 1892a: 53 (w.q.m.) GABON. Combination in Tetramorium: Bolton, 1985: 247. Senior synonym of areolatus, boulognei, burgeoni, kamerunensis, mucidus, soyauxi: Bolton, 1976: 326.
soyauxi. Triglyphothrix gabonensis st. soyauxi Forel, 1901h: 53 (w.) GABON. [Misspelled as soyansi by Emery, 1924d: 273.] Junior synonym of gabonense: Bolton, 1976: 326.
mucidus. Triglyphothrix mucidus Forel, 1909b: 71 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of gabonense: Bolton, 1976: 326.
areolatus. Triglyphothrix areolatus Stitz, 1910: 142, fig. 9 (w.) CAMEROUN. Junior synonym of gabonense: Bolton, 1976: 326.
boulognei. Triglyphothrix gabonensis var. boulognei Forel, 1916: 423 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of gabonense: Bolton, 1976: 326.
burgeoni. Triglyphothrix areolata var. burgeoni Santschi, 1935a: 265 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of gabonense: Bolton, 1976: 326.
kamerunensis. Triglyphothrix gabonensis var. kamerunensis Santschi, 1937b: 102 (w.) CAMEROUN. Junior synonym of gabonense: Bolton, 1976: 326.

Description

References

André, E. 1892a. Matériaux myrmécologiques. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 11: 45-56. (page 53, worker, queen, male described)
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 326, Senior synonym of areolatus, boulognei, burgeoni, kamerunensis, mucidus and soyauxi)
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)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

André E. 1892. Matériaux myrmécologiques. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 11: 45-56.
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.
Eidmann H. 1944. Die Ameisenfauna von Fernando Poo. 27. Beitrag zu den Ergebnissen der Westafrika-Expedition. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Ökol. Geogr. Tiere 76: 413-490.
Emery C. 1893. Formicides de l'Archipel Malais. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 1: 187-229.
Forel A. 1901. Formiciden des Naturhistorischen Museums zu Hamburg. Neue Calyptomyrmex-, Dacryon-, Podomyrma- und Echinopla-Arten. Mitt. Naturhist. Mus. Hambg. 18: 43-82.
IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
Menozzi C. 1932. Raccolte mirmecologiche dell'Africa orientale conservate nel Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria di Genova. Parte II. Formiche dell'Uganda e delle isole Sesse raccolte dal Dr. E. Bayon. [part]. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria. 56: 93-112.
Menozzi C. 1942. Formiche dell'isola Fernando Poo e del territorio del Rio Muni (Guinea Spagnola). 24. Beitrag zu den wissenschaftlichen Ergebnissen der Forschungsreise H. Eidmann nach Spanisch-Guinea 1939 bis 1940. Zoologischer Anzeiger 140: 164-182.
Santschi F. 1935. Fourmis du Musée du Congo Belge. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 27: 254-285.
Stitz H. 1916. Formiciden. Ergebnisse der Zweiten Deutschen Zentral-Afrika Expedition 1: 369-405.
Weber N. A. 1943. The ants of the Imatong Mountains, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 93: 263-389.
Wheeler W. M. 1922. 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. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004