Tetramorium moravicum

Distribution
Widespread in western Palaeartic from S France to Iran.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Montenegro, Poland, Slovenia.

Nomenclature

 *  moravicum. Tetramorium moravicum Kratochvíl, in Novak & Sadil, 1941: 86 (diagnosis in key) (w.) CZECHOSLOVAKIA. Kratochvíl, in Kratochvíl, Novak & Snoflak, 1944: 71 (q.m.). Junior synonym of forte: Bernard, 1967: 233; Radchenko, 1992b: 51; Atanassov & Dlussky, 1992: 152. Revived from synonymy: Radchenko, Czechowski & Czechowska, 1998: 110. Senior synonym of rhenanum: Schlick-Seiner, Steiner, Sanetra, et al. 2005: 186. See also: Güsten, Schulz & Sanetra, 2006: 16; Csösz, Radchenko & Schulz, 2007: 24.
 * rhenanum. Tetramorium rhenanum Schulz, 1996: 392 (w.q.m.) GERMANY. Junior synonym of moravicum: Schlick-Steiner, Steiner, Sanetra, et al. 2005: 186.

Worker
Csösz, Radchenko and Schulz (2007) - Figs 46–49. Medium to large size, CS 833 [720, 953]. Whole body and appendages dark brown to black. Head nearly square, CL/CW 1.02 [0.97, 1.06], with very feebly convex sides, straight occipital margin and narrowly rounded occipital corners. Eyes small, EYE 0.170 [0.165, 0.183]. Frons moderately narrow, FR/CS 0.36 [0.34, 0.38], frontal lobes usually as wide as frons, rarely slightly wider, FL/FR 1.01 [1.0, 1.04]. Scape long, SL/CS 0.80 [0.77, 0.83], with well developed longitudinal dorsal carina basally, parallel costulae extending scape. Promesonotal dorsum slightly convex, metanotal groove deep. Propodeal teeth long. Petiolar node trapezoidal in profile, NOH/NOL 1.07 [0.90, 1.29], petiole relatively high, PEH/NOL 1.94 [1.72, 2.23]. General appearance coarsely rugoso-reticulate, ground surface microreticulate, dull. Head dorsum longitudinally rugose and microreticulate, occiput rugoso-reticulate. Alitrunk dorsum, mesopleuron and dorsum of petiolar node rugoso-reticulate, ground surface coarsely microreticulate, dorsum of postpetiole longitudinally rugulose and microreticulate. Polygonal striation continuous on 1st gastral tergite (see fig. 8.). Ventral surface of head with several short and few moderately long, straight, or few C-shape setae arising posteriorly to buccal cavity (see fig. 5).

Queen
Csösz, Radchenko and Schulz (2007) - Figs 43–45. Medium to large size, CS 1198 [1045, 1275]. Whole body and appendages dark brown to black. Head distinctly wider than long, CL/CW 0.88[0.84, 0.92], with straight, subparallel sides, straight occipital margin and widely rounded occipital corners. Frons narrow, FR/CS 0.36 [0.34, 0.38], frontal lobes as wide as frons, FL/FR 1.0 [1.0, 1.02]. Scape moderately short, SL/CS 0.73 [0.71, 0.75], with well developed longitudinal dorsal carina basally, parallel costulae extending scape. Head as wide as scutum, MW/CS 1.07 [1.05, 1.13]. Propodeal teeth long. Dorsal crest of petiolar node convex, with well visible protuberance medially in frontal view; in profile petiolar node dorsum blunt. Petiole and postpetiole relatively narrow, WAIST 0.92 [0.86, 1.0]. General appearance coarsely rugose, ground surface microreticulate, dull. Head dorsum, occiput and sides rugoso-reticulate, ground surface microreticulate. Frons longitudinally rugose and microreticulate. Scutum longitudinally rugose, anteriorly smooth, scutellum more or less smooth, sides finely rugulose. Sides of alitrunk, ruguloso-reticulate and microreticulate, ventral part of katepisternum usually smooth and shiny. Dorsum of petiolar node and postpetiole coarsely reticulate; median protuberance of petiolar node smooth. Polygonal striation disrupted on 1st gastral tergite, sometimes continuous basally. Ventral surface of head with several short and few moderately long, straight, or few C-shape setae arising posterior to buccal cavity.