Tetramorium alperti (lat.) - a species of small ants of the genus Tetramorium from the subfamily Myrmicinae . Madagascar [1] .
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Content
- 1 Description
- 2 notes
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
Description
Small myrmycin ants (length about 3 mm), brown. Antenna with mace of 3 segments, short scapus . 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. It differs from similar species in the longer propodeal spines of the metanotum. Head worker index (CI, head-to-length ratio × 100): 95–97. The length of the head of the workers is 0.56-0.68 mm, the length of the scape is 0.40-0.47 mm, the width of the head is 0.54-0.65 mm. Worker's scapus index (SI, ratio of scapus length to head width × 100): 69–75. Petiolus, postpetiolus and abdomen are smooth and shiny [1] .
The species Tetramorium alperti was first described in 2014 by American worldmecologists Francisco Hita Garcia and Brian L. Fisher ; Entomology, California Academy of Sciences , San Francisco , California , USA ) together with the taxon Tetramorium aspis . The taxon Tetramorium alperti is included in the species group T. naganum species group of the genus Tetramorium (together with T. dalek , T. enkidu , T. gilgamesh and T. naganum Bolton, 1979 ) and is named after the entomologist Gary D. Alpert , Cambridge , Massachusetts , USA) for his contribution to the study of ants of Madagascar. It is similar to the species T. dalek , T. enkidu , T. gilgamesh , T. naganum [1] [2] [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Hita Garcia, F .; Fisher, BL The hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region taxonomic revision of the T. naganum, T. plesiarum, T. schaufussii, and T. severini species groups (English) // ZooKeys: Journal. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers, 2014 .-- Vol. 413. - P. 1-170. - ISSN 1313-2970 . . doi: 10.3897 / zookeys.413.7172
- ↑ Hita Garcia, F .; Fisher, BL The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region — taxonomy of the T. bessonii, T. bonibony, T. dysalum, T. marginatum, T. tsingy, and T. weitzeckeri species groups ) // Zootaxa : Journal. - Auckland , New Zealand : Magnolia Press, 2012 .-- Vol. 3365. - P. 1-123. - ISSN 1175-5326 .
- ↑ Hita Garcia, F .; Fisher, BL The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region — taxonomic revision of the T. kelleri and T. tortuosum species groups (English) // Zootaxa : Journal. - Auckland , New Zealand : Magnolia Press, 2012 .-- Vol. 3592. - P. 1-85. - ISSN 1175-5326 .
Literature
- Bolton, B. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Ethiopian zoogeographical region (Eng.) // Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology: Journal. - London: British Museum (Natural History) , 1980. - Vol. 40 , no. 3 . - P. 193–384 .
- Hita Garcia, F .; Fisher, BL The Tetramorium tortuosum species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) revisited - taxonomic revision of the Afrotropical T. capillosum species complex (English) // ZooKeys: Journal. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers, 2013 .-- Vol. 299. - P. 77-99. - ISSN 1313-2970 . . doi: 10.3897 / zookeys.299.5063
Links
- eol.org: Tetramorium alperti . eol.org