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4 subspecies
Taxonomic history
| Combination in Tetraponera: Wheeler, 1922: 106. |
| Current subspecies: nominal plus Tetraponera mocquerysi biozellata, Tetraponera mocquerysi elongata, Tetraponera mocquerysi lepida, Tetraponera mocquerysi lutea. |
Found most commonly in these habitats: 15 times found in moist evergreen forest, 10 times found in rainforest, 6 times found in station clearing, forest edge, 6 times found in coastal lowland rainforest, 2 times found in rainforest and rainforest edge, 2 times found in rainforest edge, forest clearing, 3 times found in rainforest, marsh clearing, 1 times found in road edge veg., 1 times found in 2nd growth veg., 1 times found in rainforest canopy, ...
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 14 times ex dead twig above ground, 16 times on low vegetation, 4 times forest margin along road, 2 times ground forager(s), 1 times dead stem Erythrina, 2 times ex soil, 1 times on tree trunk late afternoon, 1 times fresh treefall, 1 times forest margin in large clearing, 1 times elephant path.
Collected most commonly using these methods: 3 times search, 4 times EC28 Malaise trap, 3 times sweep, 2 times beating low vegetation, 2 times Nest in twig above ground, 1 times 05 Malaise traps, 1 times at light, 1 times Beat 25 sample transect, 10m, beating low vegetation, 1 times Malaise trap, 1 times MW 50 sample transect, 5m, 1 times pyrethrum knockdown, ...
Elevations: collected from 50 - 1900 meters, 1132 meters average
Type specimens: syntype of Sima mocquerysi: casent0915531; syntype of Tetraponera mocquerysi: casent0904032, casent0913719
