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Tetramorium minutum
| Tetramorium minutum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification (junior synonym of Tetramorium caldarium) | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Tetramorium |
| Species: | Tetramorium minutum Donisthorpe, 1942 |
This taxon is not in use as it is currently considered to be a junior synonym of Tetramorium caldarium.
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- minutum. Tetramorium minutum Donisthorpe, 1942a: 30 (q.) EGYPT. Junior synonym of caldarium: Bolton, 1979: 169.
References
- Bolton, B. 1979. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region and in the New World. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 38: 129-181 (page 169, Junior synonym of caldarium)
- Donisthorpe, H. 1942a. The Formicidae (Hym.) of the Armstrong College Expedition to the Siwa Oasis. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 11(9): 26-33 (page 30, queen described)