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Tetramorium ericae
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Tetramorium |
| Species: | T. ericae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetramorium ericae Arnold, 1917
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -3.96667° to -30.5°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Nigeria, 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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| Syntype of Tetramorium ericae. Worker. Specimen code casent0901148. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
   
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| Syntype of Triglyphothrix pauper. Worker. Specimen code casent0901149. 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.
- ericae. Tetramorium ericae Arnold, 1917: 332 (w.) ZIMBABWE. Junior synonym of pauper Santschi: Bolton, 1976: 333. Hence first available replacement name for Triglyphothrix pauper Santschi, 1917b: 286. [Junior secondary homonym of Tetramorium pauper Forel, 1907a: 14.]; designated by Bolton, 1995b: 407. See also: Bolton, 1985: 247.
- pauper. Triglyphothrix pauper Santschi, 1917b: 286. [Junior secondary homonym of pauper Forel, above.] Replacement name: ericae: Arnold, 1917: 332. [Junior synonym of pauper Santschi, hence first available replacement name; designated by Bolton, 1995b: 407.]
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1917. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part III. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 271-402 (page 332, worker 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 333, Junior synonym of pauper Santschi: Hence first available replacement name for Triglyphothrix pauper Santschi)
- Bolton, B. 1985. The ant genus Triglyphothrix Forel a synonym of Tetramorium Mayr. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Nat. Hist. 19: 243-248 (page 247, see also)
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 407, Junior synonym of pauper Santschi: Bolton, 1976: 333. Hence first available replacement name for Triglyphothrix pauper Santschi, 1917b: 286. [Junior secondary homonym of Tetramorium pauper Forel, 1907a: 14.]; designated by Bolton)
- Santschi, F. 1917b [1916]. Fourmis nouvelles de la Colonie du Cap, du Natal et de Rhodesia. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 85: 279-296 (page 286, first available replacement name for Triglyphothrix pauper Santschi, 1917b: 286.)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Arnold G. 1917. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part III. Myrmicinae. Annals of the South African Museum. 14: 271-402.
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection