Tetramorium cf. punicum (Smith, 1861)

Lapeva-Gjonova, Albena & Borowiec, Lech, 2022, New and little-known ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Bulgaria, Biodiversity Data Journal 10, pp. 83658-83658 : 83658

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e83658

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scientific name

Tetramorium cf. punicum
status

 

Tetramorium cf. punicum

Distribution

New record: East Rhodopes, Meden buk vill., 22.04.2021, 12 w., leg. ALG. Detailed occurrence data: Lapeva-Gjonova and Borowiec (2022).

Notes

At least three morphospecies close to Tetramorium punicum (Smith, 1861), described from Israel, have been distinguished in the southern Balkans and the Greek islands. Accurate identification of this species complex requires the study of sexual castes. As our material consists only of workers, the species-level determination is not possible.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Formicidae

Genus

Tetramorium