Tetramorium microgyna (lat.) Is a species of the genus Tetramorium of the subfamily Myrmicinae of the family of ants . The stalk between the breast and the abdomen consists of two segments: the petiolus and postpetiolus (the latter is clearly separated from the abdomen), the sting is developed, pupae are naked (without cocoon).
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| Tetramorium microgyna Santschi, 1918 |
Content
- 1 Distribution
- 2 Red Book
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
Distribution
Afrotropics . The species is known only in southern Africa.
Red Book
These ants are listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) as Vulnerable D2 (taxa in vulnerability or threatened with extinction).
Literature
- Bolton, B. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Ethiopian zoogeographical region . Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Entomol. 1980.40: 193-384.