The Ants
of Egypt SUBFAMILY MYRMICINAE - Genus Tetramorium - Tetramorium shirlae Sharaf |
Tetramorium shirlae SharafType location Saudi Arabia (Sharaf in Fadl et
al, 2007: 243, worker only) - no images on Antweb (March 2019) Holotype collected at Wadi Abha, Abha City, Saudi Arabia; 18°12'59" N 42°30'19"E; alt 2361 m; M R Sharaf. |
Sharaf's (2007) description is at Egypt records - Elqasmia (Belbis), 21.ii.2003, M R Sharaf; Hawamdiya, Giza, 2.xi.2002, M R Sharaf; Abuzabal, Qalyubiya, 13.vi.2003, M R Sharaf. Note - the determination is under review as a possible synonym of Tetramorium simillimum or, more likely, Tetramorium caldarium - see the Saudia Arabian worker there. |
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