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Tetramorium transversinode
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Tetramorium |
| Species: | T. transversinode |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetramorium transversinode (Mayr, 1901)
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Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 25.45° to -34.7088°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Cameroun, Kenya, South Africa (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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- transversinode. Rhoptromyrmex transversinodis Mayr, 1901b: 22 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Arnold, 1917: 356 (q.); Bolton, 1986a: 16 (m.). Combination in Tetramorium: Ward et al., 2014: 15. Senior synonym of pretoriae, steini: Brown, 1964c: 16.
- steini. Rhoptromyrmex steini Forel, 1913a: 122 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of transversinode: Brown, 1964c: 16.
- pretoriae. Rhoptromyrmex transversinodis var. pretoriae Arnold, 1926: 282 (w.q.m.) SOUTH AFRICA. Junior synonym of transversinode: Brown, 1964c: 16.
Description
References
- Arnold, G. 1917. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Part III. Myrmicinae. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 14: 271-402 (page 356, queen described)
- Bolton, B. 1986a. A taxonomic and biological review of the tetramoriine ant genus Rhoptromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Syst. Entomol. 11: 1-17 (page 16, male described)
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1964e. Genus Rhoptromyrmex, revision of, and key to species. Pilot Regist. Zool. Card No. 11.
- Brown, W. L., Jr. 1964j. Rhoptromyrmex transversinodis, new synonymy of, and brief characterization. Pilot Regist. Zool. Card No. 16. (page 16, Senior synonym of pretoriae and steini)
- Mayr, G. 1901b. Südafrikanische Formiciden, gesammelt von Dr. Hans Brauns. Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 16: 1-30 (page 22, worker described)
- Ward, P.S., Brady, S.G., Fisher, B.L., Schultz, T.R. 2015. The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and biogeography of a hyperdiverse ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 40: 61–81 (doi:10.1111/syen.12090).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- IZIKO South Africa Museum Collection