Tetramorium sericeum
Tetramorium sericeum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
Genus: | Tetramorium |
Species: | T. sericeum |
Binomial name | |
Tetramorium sericeum Arnold, 1926 |
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -17.93333° to -28.42856°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Zimbabwe (type locality), Zimbabwe (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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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. |
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. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- sericeum. Tetramorium (Triglyphothrix) hepburni var. sericeus Arnold, 1926: 277 (w.) ZIMBABWE. Combination in Triglyphothrix: Bolton, 1976: 335; in Tetramorium: Bolton, 1985: 247. Raised to species: Bolton, 1976: 335.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1926. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Appendix. Annals of the South African Museum. 23:191-295.
- Bolton, B. 1976. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Constituent genera, review of smaller genera and revision of Triglyphothrix Forel. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 34: 281-379 (page 335, Combination in Triglyphothrix, Raised to species)
- Bolton, B. 1985. The ant genus Triglyphothrix Forel a synonym of Tetramorium Mayr. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Nat. Hist. 19: 243-248 (page 247, Combination in Tetramorium)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection