Tetramorium lucidulum

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Israel, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Syrian Arab Republic.

Nomenclature

 *  lucidulum. Tetramorium punicum var. lucidulum Menozzi, 1933b: 69 (w.) SYRIA. [First available use of Tetramorium caespitum subsp. punicum var. lucidula Emery, 1909d: 704.] Raised to species: Agosti & Collingwood, 1987a: 56.

Taxonomic Notes
Tetramorium lucidulum was described from Syria, Asia Minor and Turkestan but series of syntypes probably comprises more than one species. It belongs to the speciose group of species from the eastern part of the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and Central Asia, characterized by mostly smooth and shiny frontal part of head. Before the designation of a lectotype of Tetramorium lucidulum and revision of Wheeler’s material record from Jordan is uncertain (Borowiec & Salata, 2020).