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Taxonomic history
Meinert, 1861: 331 (gynandromorph); André, 1883a: 289 (q.m.); Imai, Baroni Urbani, et al. 1984: 8 (k.). |
Combination in Tetramorium: Mayr, 1861 PDF: 61. |
Senior synonym of Tetramorium pygmaeum: Forel, 1916 PDF: 421; of Tetramorium auropunctata brevispinosa: Borgmeier, 1937b PDF: 241; of Tetramorium simillimum insulare: Yarrow, 1967 PDF: 28; of Tetramorium simillimum denticulatum, Tetramorium simillimum opacior, Tetramorium parallela: Bolton, 1977 PDF: 131; of Tetramorium pusillum bantouana, Tetramorium pusillum exoleta and material of the unavailable name Tetramorium breve referred here: Bolton, 1980 PDF: 320. |
See also: Emery, 1909f: 696. |
Tetramorium simillimum is an uncommon tramp species in Costa Rica. I have only collected it once in Costa Rica, on a picnic table at the headquarters of Santa Rosa National Park.
Scientific Name | Status | Publication | Pages | ModsID | GoogleMaps |
Tetramorium simillimum | Wild, A. L., 2007, A catalogue of the ants of Paraguay (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 1622, pp. 1-55: 38, (download) | 38 | 21367 | ||
Tetramorium simillimum | Collingwood, C. A., 1979, The Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark., Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica 8, pp. 1-174: 85, (download) | 85 | 6175 | ||
Tetramorium simillimum | Wheeler, W. M., 1922, The ants collected by the American Museum Congo Expedition., Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 45, pp. 39-269: 193, (download) | 193 | 20597 | ||
Tetramorium simillimum | Bolton, B., 1979, The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region and in the New World., Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 38, pp. 129-181: 170-171, (download) | 170-171 | 6435 | ||
Tetramorium simillimum | Forel, A., 1893, Formicides de l'Antille St. Vincent. Récoltées par Mons. H. H. Smith., Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1893, pp. 333-418: 382-383, (download) | 382-383 | 3948 | ||
Tetramorium simillimum | Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)., Zootaxa 936, pp. 1-68: -1, (download) | -1 | 21008 | ||
Tetramorium simillimum | Forel, A., 1907, The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, under the leadership of Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner. No. VI. - Fourmis des Seychelles, Amirantes, Farquhar et Chagos., Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 12, pp. 91-94: -1, (download) | -1 | 4010 | ||
Tetramorium (Tetrogmus) simillimum | Santschi, F., 1914, Formicidae., Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911 - 1912). Résultats scientifiques. Hyménoptères 2, pp. 41-148: 106, (download) | 106 | 8111 |
Found most commonly in these habitats: 47 times found in tropical dry forest, 37 times found in urban/garden, 23 times found in coastal scrub, 16 times found in rainforest, 6 times found in port of entry/city, 23 times found in forest, 18 times found in mixed forest, 15 times found in urban garden, 10 times found in spiny forest/thicket, 7 times found in tropical dry forest on Tsingy, ...
Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 57 times sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), 52 times ground forager(s), 43 times ex rotten log, 23 times under stone, 16 times on low vegetation, 13 times under rootmat, litter on rock, 9 times sifted litter, 11 times under tree bark, live tree, 2 times foraging on ground, 5 times ex rotten stick on ground, 8 times leaf litter, ...
Collected most commonly using these methods: 30 times MW 50 sample transect, 5m, 9 times H, 15 times aspirating; PB bait, 7 times 9 MaxiWinks, mixed samples, 11 times winkler, 10 times MW 25 sample transect, 5m, 14 times Hand Collected, 7 times L, 11 times Pitfall Trap, 2 times 2 Maxi Winks, 2 times aspirating, ...
Elevations: collected from 1 - 1690 meters, 241 meters average
Type specimens: Holotype: casent0249091, casent0249092, casent0249093; not part of type series: casent0915079; syntype of Tetramorium pusillum bantouana: casent0915080; syntype of Tetramorium pusillum bantuala breve: casent0915081; syntype of Tetramorium pygmaeum: casent0904832; syntype of Tetramorium simillimum denticulatum: casent0909115; syntype of Wasmannia auropunctata brevispinosa: casent0915082; type of Tetramorium simillimum var. opacior: focol2100