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Tetramorium eminii
| Tetramorium eminii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Tetramorium |
| Species: | T. eminii |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetramorium eminii (Forel, 1894)
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 25.45° to -30.40972°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Angola, Ethiopia (type locality), Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania.
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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- eminii. Triglyphothrix eminii Forel, 1894: 79 (w.) ETHIOPIA. Combination in Tetramorium: Bolton, 1985: 247. Senior synonym of akermani, cinereus, guillodi, marleyi, marthae, mus: Bolton, 1976: 324.
- marthae. Triglyphothrix marthae Forel, 1911e: 265 (w.) TANZANIA. Junior synonym of eminii: Bolton, 1976: 324.
- marleyi. Triglyphothrix marleyi Forel, 1914d: 221 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Combination in Tetramorium: Arnold, 1917: 342. Junior synonym of eminii: Bolton, 1976: 324.
- akermani. Tetramorium (Triglyphothrix) marleyi var. akermani Arnold, 1926: 276 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. [Unresolved junior primary homonym of akermani Arnold, above.] Junior synonym of eminii: Bolton, 1976: 324.
- guillodi. Triglyphothrix guillodi Santschi, 1937d: 233 (w.) ANGOLA. Junior synonym of eminii: Bolton, 1976: 324.
- mus. Triglyphothrix guillodi var. mus Santschi, 1937d: 234 (w.) ANGOLA. Junior synonym of eminii: Bolton, 1976: 324.
- cinereus. Triglyphothrix cinereus Weber, 1943c: 377, pl. 16, fig. 25 (w.) SUDAN. Junior synonym of eminii: Bolton, 1976: 324.
Description
References
- 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 324, Senior synonym of akermani, cinereus, guillodi, marleyi, marthae and mus: )
- Forel, A. 1894b. Abessinische und andere afrikanische Ameisen, gesammelt von Herrn Ingenieur Alfred Ilg, von Herrn Dr. Liengme, von Herrn Pfarrer Missionar P. Berthoud, Herrn Dr. Arth. Müller etc. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 9: 64-100. (page 79, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Arnold G. 1917. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part III. Myrmicinae. Annals of the South African Museum. 14: 271-402.
- 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. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 34:281-379.
- Forel A. 1911. Die Ameisen des K. Zoologischen Museums in München. Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Kl. K. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. Münch. 11: 249-303.
- Garcia F.H., Wiesel E. and Fischer G. 2013.The Ants of Kenya (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)Faunal Overview, First Species Checklist, Bibliography, Accounts for All Genera, and Discussion on Taxonomy and Zoogeography. Journal of East African Natural History, 101(2): 127-222
- Hita Garcia, F., G. Fischer, M.K. Peters, R.R. Snelling and H.W. Wagele. 2009. A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Kakamega Forest (Kenya). Journal of East African Natural HIstory 98(2): 147-165.
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection
- Kouakou L. M. 2015. Evaluation de la diversite des especes de fourmis anthropophiles, natives, exotiques et potentielles invasives en Cote d'Ivoire. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
- Kouakou L. M. M., K. Yeo, K. Ouattara, W. Dekoninck, T. Delsinne, and S. Konate. 2018. Investigating urban ant community (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in port cities and in major towns along the border in Côte d’Ivoire: a rapid assessment to detect potential introduced invasive ant species. Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences 36(1): 5793-5811.
- Kouakou L. M. M., W. Dekoninck, M. Kone, T. Delsinne, K. Yeo, K. Ouattara, and S. Konate. 2018. Diversity and distribution of introduced and potentially invasive ant species from the three main ecoregions of Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa). Belgian Journal of Zoology 148 (1): 83–103.
- Prins A. J., and J. J. Cillie. 1968. The ants collected in the Hluhluwe and Umfolozi game reserves. The Lammergeyer 8: 40-47.
- Santschi F. 1937. Résultats de la Mission scientifique suisse en Angola (2me voyage) 1932-1933. Fourmis angolaises. Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 44: 211-250.
- Weber N. A. 1943. The ants of the Imatong Mountains, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 93: 263-389.
- Wheeler W. M. 1922. Ants of the American Museum Congo expedition. A contribution to the myrmecology of Africa. VIII. A synonymic list of the ants of the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45: 711-1004