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Species: Tetramorium erectum   Emery, 1895 


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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

Tetramorium guineense var. erectum Emery, 1895i PDF: 37 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Afrotropic. AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Raised to species and senior synonym of Tetramorium bacchus: Bolton, 1980 PDF: 269.

Taxon Page Images:

Tetramorium erectum. Stilbaai, Western Cape, South Africa; 6 April 2017. Photo and collection by Philip Herbst.


Tetramorium erectum. Welgemoed, Cape Town, South Africa; 23 April 2017. Photo and collection by Philip Herbst.

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Afrotropical Region: Africa, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Middle Africa, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Western Cape

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 2 times found in grassland, 1 times found in Ephemeral river bed and adjacent vegetation in Olifantshoek Plains Thornveld, 1 times found in Fynbos, 1 times found in Garden, 1 times found in Sekhukhune Mountain Bushveld.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 1 times under slab, 1 times soil.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 2 times pooter, 1 times hand collected, 1 times Pitfall Trap, 1 times pitfall trap, PF 25 yogurt sample transect5m, 1 times Sweepnet / Fogging.

Elevations: collected from 183 - 1362 meters, 1022 meters average

Type specimens: syntype of Tetramorium erectum: casent0904837; syntype of Tetramorium bacchus: casent0909123



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