Tetramorium punicum cyrenaicum

Tetramorium punicum cyrenaicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Tetramorium
Species:	T. punicum
Subspecies:	T. punicum cyrenaicum
Trinomial name
Tetramorium punicum cyrenaicum Menozzi, 1927

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 32.896667° to 31.668611°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Libya (type locality).

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.

Nomenclature

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

• cyrenaicum. Tetramorium punicum var. cyrenaica Menozzi, 1927g: 379 (w.q.m.) LIBYA. [First available use of Tetramorium caespitum subsp. punicum var. cyrenaica Emery, 1924a: 10; unavailable name.]

References

• Emery, C. 1924a. Formiche della Cirenaica raccolte dal Dott. Enrico Festa e dal Prof. Filippo Silvestri. Boll. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 56: 6-11 (page 10, [First available use of Tetramorium caespitum subsp. punicum var. cyrenaica Emery, 1924a: 10; unavailable name.])
• Menozzi, C. 1927g. Risultati zoologici della Missione inviata dalla R. Società Geografica Italiana per l'esplorazione dell'Oasi di Giarabub (1926-1927). Formicidae (Hymenoptera). Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. "Giacomo Doria" 52: 379-382 (page 379, worker, queen, male described)