Tetramorium intermedium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Myrmicinae
Tribus: Tetramoriini
Genus: Tetramorium
Species: Tetramorium intermedium

Name

• Tetramorium intermedium Hita Garcia, Fischer & Peters, 2010: 48, figs. 5B, 55, 56, 57

Holotype: BMNH: ZFMK_HYM_2009_6113, worker.

Type locality: GHANA, Aiyeola Forest Reserve, Kade, primary forest, ex leaf litter, 6.X.1992, leg. R. Belshaw.

Paratypes: 8 workers with same data as holotype (BMNH: ZFMK_HYM_2009_6114, ZFMK_HYM_2009_6115, ZFMK_HYM_2009_6116, ZFMK_HYM_2009_6121); 9 workers from GHANA, Atewa Forest Reserve, nr. Kibi, ex leaf litter, 26.II.1992, leg. R. Belshaw (BMNH: 6 workers ZFMK_HYM_2009_6118, ZFMK_HYM_2009_6120; CASC: 1 worker ZFMK_HYM_2009_6122; MHNG: 1 worker ZFMK_HYM_2009_6123; ZFMK: 1 worker ZFMK_HYM_2009_6119); 3 workers from GHANA, Bunso nr. Tafo, 17.IV.1992, leg. R. Belshaw (BMNH: ZFMK_HYM_2009_6117); and 3 workers from GHANA, Kade, X.1992, leg. R. Belshaw (BBRC: ZFMK_HYM_2009_6185).

Etymology: The species is quite unusual in its character combination, and, although a clear member of the T. muralti complex, shows some tendencies towards the other two species complexes. The species epithet accounts for this intermediate position.

Primary references

• Hita Garcia, F., Fischer, G. & Peters, M.K. 2010. Taxonomy of the Tetramorium weitzeckeri species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropical zoogeographical region. Zootaxa 2704: 1–90. Preview Reference page.