The Ants of Africa
Genus Tetramorium
Tetramorium humbloti Forel

Tetramorium humbloti Forel

return to group key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Comoro Is. (Tetramorium (Xiphomyrmex) humbloti nov. sp., Forel, 1891b: 154, illustrated, worker; Emery, 1899f: 285, queen, from Madagascar)
junior synonyms
pembensis (Tetramorium (Xiphomyrmex) Humbloti Forel var. pembensis n. var., nov., Forel, 1907g: 83, queen & male; Forel, 1913a: 120, worker) from Tanzania, Fundu, W. Pemba - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0909182
victoriensis (Tetramorium (Xiphomyrmex) Humbloti For. v. victoriensis n. v., nov., Forel, 1913a: 120, worker) from Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls, Arnold - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0901157
all forms known .


Forel's (1891b) description is at {original description}. Emery's (1899f) description of the queen is at {original description}. Forel's (1907g) description of pembensis is at {original description}. Forel's (1913a) descriptions of pembensis and victoriensis are at {original description}. Arnold (1917a: 346) gave a translation of victoriensis, this is at {original description}. Bolton's modern description (1980) is at {original description}.


{Tetramorium humbloti}WORKER - TL 3.4-4.1 mm (Bolton, 1980: 228, illustrated).


{Tetramorium humbloti type}The photomontage of the type specimen is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0101295&shot=p1&project=

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