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Tetramorium taylori
| Tetramorium taylori | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Tetramorium |
| Species: | T. taylori |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetramorium taylori Bolton, 1985
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -10.75° to -15.733942°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia (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. |
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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.
- australe. Tetramorium australe Bolton, 1977: 146, fig. 68 (w.) AUSTRALIA. [Junior secondary homonym of australis Forel, above.] Replacement name: taylori Bolton, 1985: 247.
- taylori. Tetramorium taylori Bolton, 1985: 247. Replacement name for Tetramorium australe Bolton, 1977: 146. [Junior secondary homonym of Triglyphothrix striatidens var. australis Forel, 1902h: 449.]
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
Bolton (1977) – synonym Tetramorium australe: 1Holotype worker, Australia: Queensland, Cape York, v. Tozer Gap, Jan. 1958, gum forest (P. F. Darlington) (Museum of Comparative Zoology). Paratypes. Australia: 5 workers with same data as holotype; 3 workers with same data as holotype but 'rain forest'; 6 workers, Queensland, Shipton's Flat (S. of Cooktown), June 58, gum forest (P. F. Darlington); 6 workers, Queensland, Cape York, Rocky River, early June 58, gum forest (P. F. Darlington) (MCZC; The Natural History Museum).
- Tetramorium australe: Holotype, worker, Tozer Gap, Cape York, Queensland, Australia, Museum of Comparative Zoology.
References
- 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. (page 146, [Junior secondary homonym of Triglyphothrix striatidens var. australis Forel, 1902h: 449.])
- Bolton, B. 1985. The ant genus Triglyphothrix Forel a synonym of Tetramorium Mayr. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Nat. Hist. 19: 243-248 (page 247, Replacement name for Tetramorium australe)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- 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.