Tetramorium shilohense

Identification
From Bolton (1980)

''T. intonsum belongs to a complex of four small yellow species in this group, the other members being jugatum, shilohense and termitobium. Together they are characterized by their moderately developed frontal carinae, coarse sculpture, small (as opposed to minute) eyes with 3-5 ommatidia in the greatest diameter, and vestigial or very feeble antennal scrobes.''

''T. shilohense is distinguished from its immediate allies (intonsum, jugatum, termitobium) by its lack of standing pubescence on the tibiae, relatively short scapes and regular longitudinal sculpture on the pronotum. The related intonsum is a much more densely hairy species with standing tibial pubescence and longer scapes, whilst jugatum and termitobium both lack the characteristic pronotal sculpture which defines shilohense. Beside this termitobium has a more massively constructed head with more strongly convex sides so that its CI is higher (92-94) than in shilohense (85-89)''

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Kenya, Malawi, Zimbabwe.

Nomenclature

 *  shilohense. Tetramorium simillimum var. shilohensis Forel, 1913j: 218 (w.) ZIMBABWE. Raised to species: Bernard, 1953b: 248. See also: Bolton, 1980: 290.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Bolton B. 1980. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Ethiopian zoogeographical region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 40: 193-384.
 * Garcia F.H., Wiesel E. and Fischer G. 2013.The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography. Journal of East African Natural History, 101(2): 127-222
 * IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection