Tetramorium globulinode

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Tetramorium globulinode
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Tetramorium
Species: T. globulinode
Binomial name
Tetramorium globulinode
(Mayr, 1901)

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Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: -18.08333° to -33.96667°.

   
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Temperate
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Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
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Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa (type locality), Zimbabwe.
Palaearctic Region: China.

Distribution based on AntMaps

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.
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Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.
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Biology

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Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • globulinode. Rhoptromyrmex globulinodis Mayr, 1901b: 20 (w.q.m.) SOUTH AFRICA. Combination in Tetramorium: Ward et al., 2014: 15. Senior synonym of alberti, obscurus: Brown, 1964c: 17. See also: Bolton, 1986a: 13.
  • alberti. Rhoptromyrmex globulinodis r. alberti Forel, 1916: 419 (w.) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. Junior synonym of globulinodis: Brown, 1964c: 17.
  • obscurus. Rhoptromyrmex globulinodis var. obscurus Santschi, 1932a: 389 (w.m.) ZIMBABWE. Junior synonym of globulinodis: Brown, 1964c: 17.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Type Material

Bolton (1976) - Syntypes workers, female, male, SOUTH AFRICA: Port Elizabeth (Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna; The Natural History Museum) [examined].

References

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

  • Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
  • IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
  • Santschi F. 1932. Formicides sud-africains. Pp. 381-392 in: Jeannel, R. (ed.) 1932. Société Entomologique de France. Livre du centenaire. Paris: Société Entomologique de France, xii + 729 pp.
  • Zhang Xiang, and Hou You-Ming. 2009. Five new record genus and thirty one new records species of ants (Hymenoptera; Formicidae) in Fujian Province. Journal of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University 38(5): 479-484.