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Tetramorium do
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Tetramorium |
| Species: | T. do |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetramorium do Forel, 1914
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Based on collection records, this species is an inhabitant of open and semi-open areas (meadow, bushveld, woodland, etc.) and nests in the ground (from pitfall traps, under a rock, and as a ground forager).
Identification
Bolton (1980) - In the squaminode-complex of this group, T. do stands out as the only species in which the postpetiole is antero-posteriorly compressed and subsquamate. In other species of the complex the postpetiole is low and broadly rounded.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: -11.00842° to -27.9172°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Mozambique, South Africa, United Republic of Tanzania, 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. |
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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
Castes
Worker
   
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- do. Tetramorium squaminode r. do Forel, 1914d: 224 (w.q.m.) ZIMBABWE. Raised to species: Arnold, 1960a: 82. See also: Bolton, 1980: 254.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Bolton (1980) - TL 3-0-3:2, HL 0:74-0:78, HW 0-68-0-74, CI 89-95, SL 0:50-0:54, SI 71-74, PW 0-52-0:57, AL 0-80-0-90 (8 measured).
Mandibles smooth and shining with scattered pits. Anterior clypeal margin with a shallow median impression. Anterior one-quarter of median portion of clypeus almost vertical, much more steep than the posterior three-quarters. Median clypeal carina bifurcated at the point where the clypeus turns down. Frontal carinae long and strongly sinuate, extended back almost to the occipital corners and surmounted by a very prominent raised rim or flange. Maximum diameter of eye 0-18-0-19, about 0-24-0-26x HW. Antennal scrobes shallow but broad and conspicuous. Propodeal spines long and strong; metapleural lobes low and acutely triangular. Petiole squamiform, in profile much higher than long and in dorsal view much broader than long. Postpetiole subsquamate, its node in profile strongly antero-posteriorly compressed and narrow, but lower and more broadly rounded above than the petiole. In dorsal view the postpetiole much broader than long and markedly broader than the petiole. Head with spaced out irregular longitudinal rugulae, with a narrow rugoreticular band occipitally. Spaces between the rugulae glossy, with only vestigial ground-sculpture which may be effaced in patches. Dorsal alitrunk irregularly rugose, generally with the longitudinal component predominant but most specimens with numerous or abundant cross-meshes on the promesonotum. Petiole, postpetiole and gaster unsculptured, smooth and shining. All dorsal surfaces of head and body with numerous fairly stout, blunted hairs, the majority of which are short. Scapes and tibiae with short decumbent pubescence only. Colour mid-brown, the gaster usually blackish brown.
Type Material
Bolton (1980) - Syntype workers, female, males, RHODESIA: Bulawayo, 15.xi.1913 (G. Arnold) (The Natural History Museum; Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève) [examined].
References
- Arnold, G. 1960a. Aculeate Hymenoptera from the Drakensberg Mountains, Natal. Ann. Natal Mus. 15: 79-87 (page 82, Raised to species)
- Bolton, B. 1980. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Ethiopian zoogeographical region. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 40: 193-384 (page 254, see also)
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Cantone S. 2018. Winged Ants, The queen. Dichotomous key to genera of winged female ants in the World. The Wings of Ants: morphological and systematic relationships (self-published).
- Collingwood, C.A., Agosti, D., Sharaf, M.R., van Harten, A. 2011. Order Hymenoptera, family Formicidae. Arthropod fauna of the UAE 4: 405-474.
- Forel, A. 1914d. Formicides d'Afrique et d'Amérique nouveaux ou peu connus. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 50: 211-288 (page 224, worker, queen, male described)
- Radchenko, A.G., Fisher, B.L., Esteves, F.A., Martynova, E.V., Bazhenova, T.N., Lasarenko, S.N. 2023. Ant type specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the collection of Volodymyr Opanasovych Karawajew. Communication 1. Dorylinae, Poneromorpha and Pseudomyrmecinae. Zootaxa, 5244(1), 1–32 (doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5244.1.1).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection