Tetramorium salwae

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Tetramorium salwae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Tetramorium
Species: T. salwae
Binomial name
Tetramorium salwae
Mohamed, Zalat, Fadl, Gadalla & Sharaf, 2001

Nothing is known about the biology of Tetramorium salwae.

Identification

Mohamed et al. (2001) - This species is very close to Tetramorium juba but is distinguished from it by sculptured alitrunk, which is smooth in Tetramorium juba.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Egypt (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.

  • salwae. Tetramorium salwae Mohamed, Zalat, et al. 2001: 55 (w.) EGYPT.

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

Description

Worker

Body length 3.2mm, dark brown in colour, alitrunk dorsum dark brown with lateral sides yellowish brown legs yellowish brown; head with slightly concave occiput, sides moderately curved, shining and smooth with many hair pits anterior to occiput, with superficial, longitudinal sculptures anterior and below to eyes; antennae with dense hairs, first funiculus segment longer than the second and third segment together, third, fourth and fifth funiculus segments wider than long, mandibles striated with five blunt teeth and faint pubescence, anterior border of clypeus with about 3 long hairs projecting over mandibles; alitrunk shining with longitudinal sculptures in lateral and dorsal sides except mesonotum which is smooth, pronotum with several pairs of hairs, propodeum without any projecting hairs, propodeal spines reduced to short and blunt tubercles; legs with fine pubescence; petiole dorsum weakly sculptured with 2 pairs of hairs; postpetiole dorsum smooth and shining with 4 pairs of hairs, broader than long; gaster shining with numerous hairs.

Type Material

Sinai, Southern Sinai, Sahab, N:28°.43'.02. & E:33°.46'.79., 18.11.1999 Number of individuals: 5 (Ain Coll.).

Etymology

This species was named after Dr. Salwa Kamal Mohamed, Professor of Taxonomy, Ain Shams University, Egypt.

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
  • Mohamed, S., S. Zalat, H. Fadl, S.Gadalla and M. Sharaf. 2001. Taxonomy of ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) collected by pitfall traps from Sinai and Delta region, Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Natural History 3:40-61