Tetramorium punctatum
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| Tetramorium punctatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Tetramorium |
| Species: | T. punctatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetramorium punctatum Santschi, 1927
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Contents
Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Greece, Iran, Italy (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Biology
Castes
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's New General Catalogue, a catalogue of the world's ants.
- liparaeum. Tetramorium semilaeve var. liparaeum Santschi, 1927a: 55 (w.) ITALY (Sicily). Junior synoynm of punctatum: Sanetra, Güsten & Schulz, 1999: 329.
- punctatum. Tetramorium semilaeve var. punctatum Santschi, 1927a: 55 (w.q.) ITALY (Sicily). Raised to species and senior synonym of liparaeum: Sanetra, Güsten & Schulz, 1999: 329.
Description
References
- Sanetra, M.; Güsten, R.; Schulz, A. 1999. On the taxonomy and distribution of Italian Tetramorium species and their social parasites (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Mem. Soc. Entomol. Ital. 77: 317-357 (page 329, Raised to species and senior synonym of liparaeum.)
- Santschi, F. 1927b. A propos du Tetramorium caespitum L. Folia Myrmecol. Termit. 1: 52-58 (page 55, worker, queen described)
