Tetramorium microps

Tetramorium microps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Tetramorium
Species:	T. microps
Binomial name
Tetramorium microps (Mayr, 1901) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Tetramorium auropunctatus bulawayensis Arnold, 1917 Triglyphothrix auropunctata rhodesiana Forel, 1913 Triglyphothrix auropunctatus Forel, 1910 Triglyphothrix auropunctatus fusciventris Forel, 1913 Triglyphothrix auropunctatus pallens Forel, 1910

Identification

Keys including this Species

• Key to Afrotropical Tetramorium ericae osiris inezulae gabonensis species groups

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -19.75° to -33.96667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: South Africa (type locality), Zimbabwe.

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.

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.

Castes

Images from AntWeb

Syntype of Tetramorium microps. Worker. Specimen code casent0901139. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMUK, London, UK.

Syntype of Triglyphothrix auropunctatus. Worker. Specimen code casent0904792. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MSNG, Genoa, Italy.

Nomenclature

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

• microps. Triglyphothrix microps Mayr, 1901b: 25 (w.q.) SOUTH AFRICA. Combination in Tetramorium: Arnold, 1917: 337; Bolton, 1985: 247. Senior synonym of auropunctatus, bulawayensis, fusciventris, pallens, rhodesiana: Bolton, 1976: 329.
• auropunctatus. Triglyphothrix auropunctatus Forel, 1910f: 20 (w.q.) SOUTH AFRICA. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of auropunctatum Roger, 1863a: 182, above.] Junior synonym of microps: Bolton, 1976: 329.
• pallens. Triglyphothrix auropunctatus var. pallens Forel, 1910e: 424 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of microps: Bolton, 1976: 329.
• fusciventris. Triglyphothrix auropunctatus var. fusciventris Forel, 1913a: 116 (w.) ZIMBABWE. Combination in Tetramorium: Arnold, 1917: 336. Junior synonym of microps: Bolton, 1976: 329.
• rhodesiana. Triglyphothrix auropunctata var. rhodesiana Forel, 1913j: 221 (q.) ZIMBABWE. Combination in Tetramorium: Arnold, 1917: 336. Junior synonym of microps: Bolton, 1976: 329.
• bulawayensis. Tetramorium (Triglyphothrix) auropunctatus var. bulawayensis Arnold, 1917: 335 (w.) ZIMBABWE. Combination in Triglyphothrix: Wheeler, W.M. 1922a: 909. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of bulawayense Forel, above.] Junior synonym of microps: Bolton, 1976: 329.

References

• Arnold, G. 1917. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part III. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 271-402 (page 337, Combination in Tetramorium)
• 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 329, Senior synonym of auropunctatus, bulawayensis, fusciventris, pallens and rhodesiana)
• Bolton, B. 1985. The ant genus Triglyphothrix Forel a synonym of Tetramorium Mayr. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Nat. Hist. 19: 243-248 (page 247, Combination in Tetramorium)
• Mayr, G. 1901b. Südafrikanische Formiciden, gesammelt von Dr. Hans Brauns. Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 16: 1-30 (page 25, worker, queen described)

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.
• 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.
• Forel A. 1910. Note sur quelques fourmis d'Afrique. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 54: 421-458.
• IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
• Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004