Tetramorium pisarskii

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Afghanistan.

Castes
Known only from the worker caste.

Nomenclature

 *  pisarskii. Tetramorium pisarskii Radchenko & Scupola, 2015: 226, fig. 5 (w.) AFGHANISTAN.

Description
W o r k e r s (fi g. 5, a–d). Head very little longer than wide, with somewhat convex sides, widely rounded occipital corners and very feebly concave or almost straight occipital margin. Eyes situated about midlength of sides of head, length of gena subequal to maximal diameter of eye. Scape quite strongly curved at base, without any additional structures on bent, reaching occipital margin. Frontal carinae distinctly curved and frontal lobes extended. Frons with relatively fi ne longitudinal rugosity, number of rugae between frontal carinae level with the eyes ca. 20. Mandibles with 5 teeth, coarsely longitudinally rugose. Surface of head between rugae densely punctated, same on mandibles smooth and shiny. Occipital margin with a few quite long suberect hairs, temples and genae without hairs. Mesosoma with very shallow metanotal groove, propodeum with relatively long teeth widened at base, but not with thin spines. Whole mesosoma with quite coarse longitudinal, almost straight rugae. Petiole longer than high, its node transversal; postpetiole distinctly higher than long and distinctly wider than length. Petiolar node dorsum and postpetiolar dorsum with regular longitudinally-concentric rugae. Mesosomal dorsum and waist with not abundant, quite long erect hairs. Only basal half of fi rst gastral tergite densely longitudinally striato-punctated, remainder part of tergite smooth and shiny or with fi ne superfi cial microreticulation. Head, mesosoma and waist brownish-red, appendages somewhat lighter, gaster blackish-brown.
 * E t y m o l o g y. Th e species is dedicated to the memory of outstanding Polish myrmecologist Prof. Bohdan Pisarski.