Tetramoriini (original) (raw)
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- Anergates atratulus
- Decamorium
- Rhoptromyrmex
- Strongylognathus
- Teleutomyrmex
- Tetramorium
Classification after Bolton (2003).
Characteristics
The Tetramoriini has the following derived characters (Bolton 2003):
- Sting with a spatulate to pennant-shaped lamellate appendage that projects from the dorsum of the shaft
- Male with second funicular segment of antenna an elongate fusion-segment
References
Bolton, B. 1976. The ant tribe Tetramoriini. Constituent genera, review of smaller genera and revision of Triglyphothrix Forel. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 34: 281-379.
Bolton, B. 1994. Identification Guide to the Ant Genera of the World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Bolton, B. 1995. A New General Catalogue of the Ants of the World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. 370 pp. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 71. Gainesville, FL.
H�lldobler, B. and E. O. Wilson. 1990. The Ants. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Sanetra, M. and A. Buschinger. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships among social parasites and their hosts in the ant tribe Tetramoriini. European Journal of Entomology 97: 95-117.
Wheeler, G. C. & Wheeler, J. 1976. Ant larvae: review and synthesis. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington 74: 1-108.
Title Illustrations
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| Scientific Name | Tetramorium caespitum |
|---|---|
| Location | U.S.A. (California) |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | Worker |
| Copyright | © 2004 Alex Wild  |
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