Trichomyrmex glaber

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

Nomenclature

 * . Holcomyrmex glaber André, 1883b: 345 (footnote) (w.) INDIA (Tamil Nadu).
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-locality: India: Madras (no collector’s name).
 * Type-depository: MNHN.
 * Imai, et al. 1984: 8 (k.).
 * Combination in Monomorium (Holcomyrmex): Emery, 1922e: 181;
 * combination in Trichomyrmex: Ward, et al. 2015: 76.
 * Subspecies of criniceps: Forel, 1901c: 220 (in text).
 * Status as species: Dalla Torre, 1893: 65; Forel, 1903a: 692; Bingham, 1903: 284; Forel, 1909e: 394; Forel, 1913k: 55; Emery, 1922e: 181; Donisthorpe, 1942d: 455; Donisthorpe, 1950e: 1061; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 163; Ettershank, 1966: 89; Bolton, 1995b: 262; Radchenko, 1997f: 221; Tiwari, 1999: 57; Bharti, Guénard, et al. 2016: 47; Rasheed, et al. 2019: 434; Dias, R.K.S. et al. 2020: 99.
 * Senior synonym of clarus: Radchenko, 1997f: 221.
 * Senior synonym of glabrocriniceps: Radchenko, 1997f: 221.
 * Distribution: India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.
 * clarus. Holcomyrmex glaber var. clarus Forel, 1902c: 219 (w.) INDIA (Maharashtra), NEPAL.
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-localities: India: Poona (Wroughton), Sivalliks (Smythies), Wallon (Heim).
 * Type-depository: MHNG.
 * Combination in Monomorium (Holcomyrmex): Emery, 1922e: 181.
 * Subspecies of glaber: Forel, 1903a: 692; Bingham, 1903: 284; Forel, 1913k: 55; Emery, 1922e: 181; Menozzi, 1939a: 335; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 163; Ettershank, 1966: 88; Bolton, 1995b: 260.
 * Junior synonym of glaber: Radchenko, 1997f: 221.
 * glabrocriniceps. Holcomyrmex glaber var. glabrocriniceps Forel, 1902c: 220 (w.) INDIA (Karnataka, Maharashtra).
 * Type-material: syntype workers (number not stated).
 * Type-localities: India: Kanara (Wroughton), Kanara (Bell), Bombay (Rothney).
 * Type-depository: MHNG.
 * Subspecies of glaber: Forel, 1903a: 693; Bingham, 1903: 284; Emery, 1922e: 181; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 163; Bolton, 1995b: 262.
 * Status as species: Ettershank, 1966: 89; Tiwari, 1999: 57 (error).
 * Junior synonym of glaber: Radchenko, 1997f: 221.

Karyotype

 * Monomorium sp.6:

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