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Tetramorium hispidum is a species of ant in the subfamily Myrmicinae. [1] Tetramorium hispidum differs from similar ants in the Myrmicinae subfamily by the structure surrounding the ant's antennal insertions. Short, stubble-like hairs exist on the pronotum and frontal carinae. The antenna of Tetramorium hispidum contains 11 segments. [2]
Tetramorium is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae that includes more than 520 species. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These ants are also known as pavement ants . Taxonomy and phylogeny
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Myrmicinae is a subfamily of ants, with about 140 extant genera; [1] their distribution is cosmopolitan.The pupae lack cocoons.Some species retain a functional sting.The petioles of Myrmicinae consist of two nodes.
Tetramorium immigrans—also known as the immigrant pavement ant, pavement ant, [note 1] and the sugar ant in parts of North America [1] [note 2] —is an ant native to Europe, which also occurs as an introduced pest in North America.
The body shape of Tetramorium inquilinum is specifically adapted. The queens average 2.5 mm in length, and have a concave form and large pads and claws. Tetramorium inquilinum is frail and unable to care for itself: its mandibles are too small and weak to handle anything but liquid food, its sting and poison glands are small, and glands that produce food for larvae and protection against ...
Tetramorium insolens is a species of ant in the genus Tetramorium. [1] It is a medium-sized orange ant that is mainly seen on vegetation, has a monomorphic work caste with 12-segmented antennae, three-segmented antennal club, short antennal scapes that do not surpass the posterior margin of the head, a gradually sloped mesosoma, and strong propodeal spines.
Both subspecies are rare, one treated as a federally listed endangered species.In general this is a grayish or purplish green annual coated in long whitish hairs, sometimes bristly and glandular.