Species: Tetramorium fulviceps

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Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2023)

Triglyphothrix fulviceps Emery, 1897c PDF: 588 (w.) NEW GUINEA (Papua New Guinea). Australasia. Primary type information: Primary type material: 2 syntype workers. Primary type locality: Papua New Guinea: Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen (= Madang) (L. Biró). Primary type depository: HNHM, MSNG. Type notes: Some specimens in MSNG, labelled as cotypes (=syntypes) but collected in 1898-99 from Huon Gulf, Sattelberg and Astrolabe Bay, Stephansort, are not type-material (Bolton, 1976 PDF: 347). AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Viehmeyer, 1914c PDF: 529 (q.)

Combination in Tetramorium: Bolton, 1995b: 408.

Status as species: Viehmeyer, 1914c PDF: 529; Mann, 1919 PDF: 353 (in key); Emery, 1924f PDF: 274; Chapman & Capco, 1951 PDF: 178; Bolton, 1976 PDF: 347 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 408.

// Distribution

Distribution:

  Geographic regions (According to curated Geolocale/Taxon lists):
    Oceania: Papua New Guinea
  Biogeographic regions (According to curated Bioregion/Taxon lists):
    Australasia

Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 4 times found in Rainforest.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 1 times nesting in fallen nut, 1 times Zoraptera stage rtn. log, 1 times ex rotting wood piece, 1 times ex rotting log.

Elevations: collected from 35 - 2400 meters, 543 meters average

Collect Date Range: collected between 1962-06-30 00:00:00.0 and 2003-02-19 00:00:00.0

Type specimens: Not Provided: casent0741110, casent0741111, casent0741112; syntype of Tetramorium fulviceps: casent0904796; type of Triglyphothrix fulviceps: focol2064, focol2065, focol2066

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