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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
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.
Tetramorium atratulum is a rare workerless socially parasitic ant from the Palaearctic region, which has even been introduced together with its host in North America. This extreme inquiline is represented only by female and pupoid type male individuals, whose morphology and anatomy indicate a highly specialized level of parasitism.
Tetramorium caespitum, also known as the red pavement ant, is a species of Myrmicine ant native to Europe, Morocco, and western Asia, but now found on many other continents as a tramp species. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Pages in category "Tetramorium" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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