Tetramorium lucyae

This species nests in the ground (upper montane forest) and appears polygynous. All available specimens were collected using the Winkler extraction method. The sampled type series comprises part or all of a nest consisting of 203 workers, two gynes, five pupae at a very advanced stage (closely resembling the imago), 13 pupae at an earlier stage (imago not fully recognizable), 33 large larvae (ca. 2.5 mm) and six small larvae (ca. 1.5 mm)—transitions between all stages present.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia.

Nomenclature

 *  lucyae. Tetramorium lucyae Sorger, 2011b: 4, figs. 4-9 (w.q.) BORNEO.