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Species: Tetramorium capense   Mayr, 1865 


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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

Tetramorium capense Mayr, 1865 PDF: 89 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Afrotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Emery, 1895i PDF: 36 (q.m.).
Senior synonym of Tetramorium braunsi: Santschi, 1914a PDF: 435; Bolton, 1980 PDF: 359; of Tetramorium popovici: Bolton, 1980 PDF: 359.
See also: Prins, 1973 PDF: 8.

Taxon Page Images:

Tetramorium capense. [Above] Worker, Stilbaai, Western Cape, South Africa; 3 April 2017. Photo and collection by Philip Herbst

[Below] Queen, Silvermine, Table Mountain National Park, South Africa; 12 July 2016. Photo by Philip Herbst; collection by Peter Slingsby

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Afrotropical Region: Africa, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Western Cape, Zimbabwe

Taxonomic Treatment (provided by Plazi)

Treatment Citation: Emery, C., 1895, Voyage de M. E. Simon dans l'Afrique australe (janvier-avril 1893). 3 e mémoire. Formicides., Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 64, pp. 15-56

T. capense MayrHNS.

- Cape Town; [[ worker ]], [[ queen ]], [[ male ]].

Chez la femelle, le pedicule est plus large que chez l'ouvriere, le n oe ud du 1 er segment tronque en avant avec le bord superieur droit, termine par un angle de chaque cote; les ailes sont hyalines, avec le Stigma et les nervures jaune testace.

Le male est testace avec la tete striee, l'ecusson, le metanotum et le pedicule pointilles, mats, le reste luisant; mandibules luisantes, a cinq dents; pedicule bien plus allonge que chez T. caespitumHNS; sur le profil, le 1 er segment forme un angle droit arrondi, le 2 e esta peine plus large que long, sans sa portion articulaire.

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 1 times found in Fynbos.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 1 times in burnt branch.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 1 times pooter.

Elevations: collected from 300 - 457 meters, 325 meters average

Type specimens: syntype of Tetramorium braunsi: casent0901239; syntype of Tetramorium capense: casent0901238, casent0919646; syntype of Tetramorium braunsi: casent0909128; syntype of Tetramorium popovici: casent0909144



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