Tetramoriini
- Anergates atratulus
- Decamorium
- Rhoptromyrmex
- Strongylognathus
- Teleutomyrmex
- Tetramorium
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.
Hölldobler, 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
| Scientific Name | Tetramorium caespitum |
|---|---|
| Location | U.S.A. (California) |
| Sex | Female |
| Life Cycle Stage | Worker |
| Copyright |
© 2004 Alex Wild
|
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