Key to Afrotropical Tetramorium angulinode species group

This worker key is based on Bolton (1980)

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NOTE: One member of the group, Tetramorium sudanense, is not included in the key. This species is a nomen dubium that is only know from its missing holotype.

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• Basal quarter to one half of first gastral tergite densely shagreened and opaque, this sculpture strong and very distinctive, sometimes appearing as minute striolae due to alignment of the punctulae ..... Tetramorium legone

Tetramorium legone

• Basal quarter to one half of first gastral tergite smooth or at most with a narrow band of coarse, separated punctures immediately behind the postpetiole . . . . . 2

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• Dorsal surfaces of alitrunk blanketed by a dense, very coarse and very conspicuous punctate ground-sculpture between the rugae, the entire surface dull and granular ..... Tetramorium calinum

Tetramorium calinum

• Dorsal surfaces of alitrunk rugulose or rugose, sometimes with faint punctulation between them but this by no means dominating the sculpture; surface shining ..... . . . . . 3

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• Petiole and postpetiole dorsally completely unsculptured and shining. Promesonotum with only a few widely spaced longitudinal rugulae ..... Tetramorium minusculum

Tetramorium minusculum

• Petiole and postpetiole dorsally with sculpture on one or both segments. Promesonotum with dense rugulae or a rugoreticulum . . . . . 4

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• Dorsal surfaces of both petiole and postpetiole completely covered by a dense, coarse irregular rugosity or a narrow-meshed rugoreticulum, the spaces between which are usually filled with coarse punctulation so that the surfaces of both segments are matt and have a very rough appearance ..... Tetramorium zapyrum

Tetramorium zapyrum

• Dorsal surfaces of petiole, postpetiole or both either with a loose open fine reticulum with shining spaces or with sculpture reduced on one or both segments so that open shining spaces are present . . . . . 5

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• In profile the length of the postpetiole node distinctly less than the length of the petiole node. Postpetiole dorsum unsculptured and smooth ..... Tetramorium chloe

Tetramorium chloe

• In profile the length of the postpetiole node equal to or greater than the length of the petiole node. Sculpture always distinct at least in places on the postpetiole dorsum ..... Tetramorium angulinode

Tetramorium angulinode