Tetramorium incruentatum

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Tetramorium incruentatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Tetramorium
Species: T. incruentatum
Binomial name
Tetramorium incruentatum
Arnold, 1926

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Synonyms

Identification

A member of the Tetramorium simillimum species group.

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -17.93333° to -20.16667°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Zambia, Zambia, Zimbabwe (type locality), Zimbabwe (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.

  • arnoldi. Rhoptromyrmex arnoldi Santschi, 1916b: 503 (w.) ZIMBABWE. Combination in Tetramorium: Santschi, 1917b: 286 (in text). [Junior secondary homonym of arnoldi Forel, above.] Replacement name: Tetramorium incruentatum Arnold, 1926: 271. See also: Bolton, 1980: 306; Bolton, 1985: 247.
  • incruentatum. Tetramorium incruentatum Arnold, 1926: 271. Replacement name for Rhoptromyrmex arnoldi Santschi, 1916b: 503. [Junior secondary homonym of Triglyphothrix arnoldi Forel, 1913j: 220.] See also: Bolton, 1980: 306; Bolton, 1985: 247.

Description

References

  • Arnold, G. 1926. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Appendix. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 23: 191-295 (page 271, Replacement name for Rhoptromyrmex arnoldi)
  • Bolton, B. 1980. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Ethiopian zoogeographical region. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 40: 193-384 (page 306, see also)
  • 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)
  • Santschi, F. 1916b [1915]. Descriptions de fourmis nouvelles d'Afrique et d'Amérique. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 84: 497-513 (page 503, [Junior secondary homonym of Triglyphothrix arnoldi Forel, 1913j: 220.] )

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection