See all Tetramorium tonganum in All Antweb or Bolton World Catalog
Species: Tetramorium tonganum
Name Status:
Taxonomic Hierarchy:
Subfamily: Myrmicinae Genus: Tetramorium
Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2013)
Taxonomic history
| Santschi, 1928a PDF: 50 (q.); Bharti & Kumar, 2012b: 23 (m.). |
| Senior synonym of Tetramorium magitae: Bolton, 1977 PDF: 129. |
Distribution:
Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Hawaii and some Northwest Hawaiian IslandsTaxon Page Author History
Specimen Data Summary
Found most commonly in these habitats: 21 times found in secondary forest, 19 times found in disturbed forest, 13 times found in primary rainforest, 5 times found in secondary rainforest, 2 times found in forest edge, 1 times found in Ngaremlengui aspirated from moss/epiphyte layer on betelnut trees near Ngarameskang, 2 times found in Port of entry, 1 times found in coastal forest, 1 times found in coastal rainforest, 1 times found in disturbed rainforest, ...
Collected most commonly using these methods or in the following microhabitats: 4 times hand collection, 1 times aspriated, 1 times in different parts of rotten stump, 1 times winkler going down trail from peak of delaco, 1 times davis-sifting; incidental aspirated
Elevations: collected from 40 - 875 meters, 330 meters average
6 Specimens Imaged | View All 92 Specimens for this species
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Specimens for this species
(92
examples)
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