Tetramorium globulinode
Tetramorium globulinode | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
Genus: | Tetramorium |
Species: | T. globulinode |
Binomial name | |
Tetramorium globulinode (Mayr, 1901) | |
Synonyms | |
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -18.08333° to -33.96667°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa (type locality), Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe.
Palaearctic Region: China.
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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- globulinode. Rhoptromyrmex globulinodis Mayr, 1901b: 20 (w.q.m.) SOUTH AFRICA. Combination in Tetramorium: Ward et al., 2014: 15. Senior synonym of alberti, obscurus: Brown, 1964c: 17. See also: Bolton, 1986a: 13.
- alberti. Rhoptromyrmex globulinodis r. alberti Forel, 1916: 419 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of globulinodis: Brown, 1964c: 17.
- obscurus. Rhoptromyrmex globulinodis var. obscurus Santschi, 1932a: 389 (w.m.) ZIMBABWE. Junior synonym of globulinodis: Brown, 1964c: 17.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
Bolton (1976) - Syntypes workers, female, male, SOUTH AFRICA: Port Elizabeth (Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna; The Natural History Museum) [examined].
References
- 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.
- Bolton, B. 1986a. A taxonomic and biological review of the tetramoriine ant genus Rhoptromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Syst. Entomol. 11: 1-17. (page 13, see also)
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1964e. Genus Rhoptromyrmex, revision of, and key to species. Pilot Regist. Zool. Card No. 11.
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1964k. Rhoptromyrmex globulinodis, new synonymy of, and brief characterization. Pilot Regist. Zool. Card No. 17.
- Liu, C., Fischer, G., Hita Garcia, F., Yamane, S., Liu, Q., Peng, Y.Q., Economo, E.P., Guénard, B., Pierce, N.E. 2020. Ants of the Hengduan Mountains: a new altitudinal survey and updated checklist for Yunnan Province highlight an understudied insect biodiversity hotspot. ZooKeys 978, 1–171 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.978.55767).
- Mayr, G. 1901b. Südafrikanische Formiciden, gesammelt von Dr. Hans Brauns. Annalen des k.k. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums Wien 16: 1-30. [(31.xii).1901.](page 20, worker, queen, male described)
- Ward, P.S., Brady, S.G., Fisher, B.L., Schultz, T.R. 2015. The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and biogeography of a hyperdiverse ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 40: 61–81 (doi:10.1111/syen.12090).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
- Santschi F. 1932. Formicides sud-africains. Pp. 381-392 in: Jeannel, R. (ed.) 1932. Société Entomologique de France. Livre du centenaire. Paris: Société Entomologique de France, xii + 729 pp.
- Zhang Xiang, and Hou You-Ming. 2009. Five new record genus and thirty one new records species of ants (Hymenoptera; Formicidae) in Fujian Province. Journal of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University 38(5): 479-484.