Tetramorium schmidti

Identification
A member of the Tetramorium semilaeve species complex in the Tetramorium caespitum species group.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Greece, Israel, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey.

Nomenclature

 *  schmidti. Tetramorium caespitum var. schmidti Forel, 1904c: 15 (w.) ISRAEL. Karavaiev, 1912a: 14 (q.); Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1954d: 449. Subspecies of biskrense: Menozzi, 1933b: 75 (in key). Raised to species: Aktaç, 1977: 123.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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 * Karavaiev V. 1927. Übersicht der Ameisenfauna der Krim nebst einigen Neubeschreibungen. Konowia 5: 281-303.
 * Santschi, F. 1921. Notes sur les fourmis paléarctiques. I. Quelques fourmis du nord de l'Afrique et des Canaries. Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, Memorias, Tomo del Cincuentenario : 424-436
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 * Vonshak M., and A. Ionescu-Hirsch. 2009. A checklist of the ants of Israel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 39: 33-55.
 * Wheeler W. M. and W. M. Mann. 1916. The ants of the Phillips Expedition to Palestine during 1914. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 60: 167-174.
 * Wheeler W. M., and W. M. Mann. 1916. The ants of the Phillips Expedition to Palestine during 1914. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 60: 167-174.