Tetramorium galoasanum

Tetramorium galoasanum has been recorded only from the Congo. Nothing is known about the habitat and biology of this species.

Identification
Mbanyana et al. (2018) - Tetramorium galoasanum, Tetramorium clunum and Tetramorium setuliferum are the only species in the Tetramorium solidum group with appressed silvery hairs covering the entire body. The appressed silvery hairs are denser in T. galoasanum than in the other two species.

Bolton (1980) - Tetramorium galoasanum looks similar to T. clunum and T. setuliferum. They are the only species in solidum-group with glittering hairs. Tetramorium galoasanum (HW1.44- 1.58) is larger than T. clunum (HW 0.934-1.090) and T. setuliferum (HW 0.964-1.277). The glittering hairs are much denser in T. galoasanum compared to the other two species and almost overlap each other in places.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Congo.

Nomenclature

 *  galoasanum. Tetramorium setuliferum var. galoasana Santschi, 1910c: 381 (w.q.m.) CONGO. Raised to species: Bolton, 1980: 245.

Description
Mbanyana et al (2018) - Syntypes Republic of Congo: Brazzaville, MʼBounion, Mindouga, Comba-Ibre, Aug. 1908, Weiss leg. (: CASENT0915015; : RMCAENT000017787; (not examined); : CASENT0901178.

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.
 * Mbanyana N. 2013. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of seed-harvesting ants in the Tetramorium solidum-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Masters of Science in the Department of Botany and Zoology at Stellenbosch University 115 pages.
 * Santschi F. 1910. Formicides nouveaux ou peu connus du Congo français. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 78: 349-400.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004