Tetramorium semilaeve hoggarense

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Tetramorium semilaeve hoggarense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Tetramorium
Species: T. semilaeve
Subspecies: T. semilaeve hoggarense
Trinomial name
Tetramorium semilaeve hoggarense
Santschi, 1929

Identification

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 23.266667° to 23.266667°.

 
North
Temperate
North
Subtropical
Tropical South
Subtropical
South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Algeria (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.

  • hoggarense. Tetramorium semilaeve var. hoggarense Santschi, 1929c: 103, fig. 2 (w.) ALGERIA. Santschi, 1929g: 165 (q.). [Also described as new by Santschi, 1934f: 170.]

Description

References

  • Santschi, F. 1929c. Fourmis du Sahara central récoltées par la Mission du Hoggar (février-mars 1928). Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 20: 97-108 (page 103, fig. 2 worker described)
  • Santschi, F. 1929g. Note additionnelle aux fourmis du Sahara central récoltées par la Mission du Hoggar (février-mars 1928). Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 20: 164-166 (page 165, queen described)
  • Santschi, F. 1934f. Fourmis du Sahara central. Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 4: 165-177 (page 170, also described as new)