Tetramorium caespitum japonicum

Tetramorium caespitum japonicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Tetramorium
Species:	T. caespitum
Subspecies:	T. caespitum japonicum
Trinomial name
Tetramorium caespitum japonicum Röszler, 1936

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Japan (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.

Nomenclature

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

• japonicum. Tetramorium caespitum var. japonica Röszler, 1936a: 121 (w.q.) JAPAN.

References

• Röszler, P. 1936a. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Ameisenfauna von Japan. Entomol. Anz. 16: 121-122 (page 121, worker, queen described)