Tetramorium new species Iran

Iran list Type location Iran.

Similar to Tetramorium semilaeve André (shown below, a primarily western Mediterranean species) but with distinctly large eyes, a more rectangular head, and more pronounced striate sculpture on the head and alitrunk. Also somewhat similar to Tetramorium nursei Bingham, from India, also shown below.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Tetramorium n sp Iran B Taylor det.	Iran R Afshari 67	17.v.2014 31.380°N 51.52°E 2679 m	Bibi Seydan, Semirom, Isfahan hand collected field, on ground 1309h	1
Tetramorium n sp Iran B Taylor det.	Iran V H Kia 65	16.v.2014 34.64°N 50.88°E 958 m	Kokab Park, Qom hand collected park, on ground 1956h	1

The photomontage is of a worker from Iran; collector R Afshari (67). See also a similar specimen on Antweb at CASENT0910225 from Isfahan, Kh. Nasiri, 2012

The photomontage is of a worker from Iran; collector V H Kia (65).

The photomontage of the lectotype worker of Tetramorium semilaeve is collated from the images in Borowiec, Galkowski & Salata (2015). Although being listed as ANTWEB10008880 there are no images on Antweb.

Borowiec L, Galkowski C, Salata S (2015) What is Tetramorium semilaeve André, 1883? (Hymenoptera,
Formicidae). ZooKeys, 512, 39–62. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.512.10006

The photomontage of a worker from the Tertramorium nursei type collection is collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0913998.