Tetramorium khnum

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Tetramorium khnum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Tetramorium
Species: T. khnum
Binomial name
Tetramorium khnum
Bolton, 1977

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Specimen Labels

Nothing is known about the biology of Tetramorium khnum.

Identification

Bolton (1977) - All specimens originate from Dumaguete, the type-locality. Two other species of this group occur in the Philippines besides khnum. These are Tetramorium chapmani, which is easily distinguished as the first gastral tergite is strongly sculptured basally, and Tetramorium zypidum in which the petiole and postpetiole are almost or entirely unsculptured.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 9.316667° to 6.733167°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Philippines (type locality).
Palaearctic Region: China.

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

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Nomenclature

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

  • khnum. Tetramorium khnum Bolton, 1977: 122, fig. 52 (w.) PHILIPPINES.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Worker

Holotype. TL 3.1, HL 0.74, HW 0.70, CI 94, SL 0.48, SI 69, PW 0.54, AL 0.84.

Mandibles striate; anterior clypeal margin entire. Frontal carinae long and strongly developed, reaching well beyond the posterior margins of the eyes, almost to the occipital corners. Antennal scrobes long and broad, moderately deep, conspicuous, their reticulate-punctulate sculpture contrasting strongly with the rugosity of the remainder of the head. Eyes of moderate size, maximum diameter c. 0.16. Propodeal spines acute, narrow and relatively short, only as long as or slightly longer than the broad, somewhat upcurved metapleural lobes. Petiole in profile with the dorsal length of the node greater than the height of its tergal portion, the anterior face slightly higher than the posterior (Fig. 52). Node in dorsal view broader than long. Dorsum of head covered by a coarse dense, close rugoreticulum, the meshes of which are small and appear reticulate-foveolate in places. Dorsal surfaces of alitrunk, petiole and postpetiole similarly sculptured; gaster unsculptured. All dorsal surfaces of head and body with numerous fine hairs of varying length. Leading edge of antennal sea pes with numerous short hairs and also with a spaced row of longer, stouter hairs which are subequal in length to the maximum width of the scape. Dorsal (outer) surface of hind tibiae with outstanding fine, erect or suberect hairs. Colour reddish brown, the gaster lighter in shade than the alitrunk, and with the legs yellowish.

Paratypes. As holotype but range of measurements TL 2.8-3.2, HL 0.70-0.76, HW 0.66-0.74, CI 92-97, SL 0.46-0.50, PW 0.52-0.58, AL 0.74-0.86 (16 measured). Maximum diameter of eye c. 0.14-0.16.

Type Material

Holotype worker, Philippines: Dumaguete, 23.iv.l925 (J. W. Chapman) (Museum of Comparative Zoology). Paratypes. 10 workers with same data as holotype and 13 workers with same locality data but 'Camp', 6.iv.1931, no. I (J. W. Chapman) (MCZC; The Natural History Museum; Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel).

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Bolton B. 1977. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Oriental and Indo-Australian regions, and in Australia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 36:67-151.
  • Bolton, B. "The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicinae. The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Oriental and Indo-Australian regions and in Australia." Bulletin of the British Museum (National History): Entomology series 36, no. 2 (1977): 68-151.
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