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SUBFAMILY DOLICHODERINAE - Genus Tapinoma - Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille)

Tapinoma erraticum (Latreille)

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{link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location France (Formica erratica, Latreille, 1798: 44, all forms) - neotype images at http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=antweb1008468
junior synonyms - * synonymised by Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990: 169)
collina (Tapinoma collina, Foerster, 1850a, worker & queen; synonymy Schenck, 1852: 67) from Germany - no images on Antweb (June 2015)
glabrella (Formica glabrella, Nylander, 1849: 38, worker; synonymy F Smith, 1855a: 111) from Russia - no images on Antweb (June 2015)
caerulescens (Formica caerulescens, Losana, 1834: 314, illustrated, worker; synonymy Mayr, 1865: 62) from Italy - no images on Antweb (June 2015)
breve (Tapinoma breve, Emery, 1925d: 60, illustrated, worker *) from Turkestan - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?name=casent0904020
nigerrima (Formica nigerrima, Nylander, 1856b: 71, worker; and junior synonyms ibericum, Santschi, 1925g: 349, male, from Spain; and magnum, Mayr, 1861: 41, queen & male from Italy *) from France
tauridis (Emery, 1925d: 59, illustrated, all forms *) from Ukraine - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?name=casent0904021
transcaucasica (Tapinoma tauridis subsp. transcaucasica, Karavaiev, 1927d: 337, worker & male *) from Turkestan - no images on Antweb (June 2015)
bononiensis (Emery, 1925d: 55, worker & queen; synonymy Atanassov & Dlussky, 1992: 192) from Italy - (yellow brown form see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0904022
subspecies
atomum (Formica atomum, Latreille, 1798: 44, worker) from France - no images on Antweb (June 2015)
madeirense (Tapinoma erraticum var. madeirense, Forel, 1895d: 231, worker) from Madeira I - see (queen) http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0909760
platyops (Tapinoma erraticum var. platyops, Emery, 1925d: 56, illustrated, all forms) from Switzerland - see http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0904023
see Shattuck (1994: 143 [unavailable]).


{Tapinoma erraticum}Latreille's description is at {original description}. André (1881-6: 222) gave a full illustrated description of all forms, with notes; this is at {original description}, with the illustrations on {original description}.

Tapinoma erraticum was illustrated by Emery (1916b).

Emery (1925d) attempted to clarify the state of the then known palaearctic forms - see emery-1925d-hns3905.pdf
Most erraticum forms appear quite similar in proportions and colour. He described bononiensis, from the plains around Bologne, as (p. 55) uniquely different in the light chestnut-brown colour of the worker. TL 2.5-3.5 mm, but the queen was the same colour as the type erraticum. Atanassov & Dlussky (1992) was on ants from Bulgaria, in Bulgarian, and seemingly not available via link sources. 


{Tapinoma erraticum} Egypt records - listed without details as variety nigerrima known from Egypt by André (1881-6: 222); from Gebel Asfar, Abu-Rawash, Port Said, Burg El-Arab, Marsa Matrouh, Al-Ayiat (Giza), Baharyia oasis, Wadi Rishrash (Sharaf list).

Mohamad thesis (1979) had - Egypt,(Det.Crawley,1927) (Coll.Alf.) Max (Alexandria), 21.iv.1952; Abu Manna, 8.iv.1954; Gebel Asfar (Qaliobyia), 20.iii.1955; Abu Rawash, 4.iii.1957; Port Said, 21.iii.1975; Burg El-Arab (Alexandria), 26.iii.1975; Marsa Matrouh, 7.iv.1976; El-Aiyat (Giza), 2.vii.1976; Baharyia oasis (Western desert), 19.i.1978 (Coll.Ain.) Idfina, ii.1933 (Coll.Min.) Wadi Rishrash, 9.iii.1935 (Coll.Car.) Egypt, (Det.Crawley,1927) (Coll.Soc.)


Oxford University Museum specimens

Tapinoma erraticum
B Taylor det.
Italy
H Bytinski-Salz


25.x.1936
Veneto
045°21'54.7"N
11°40'20.26”E
Teolo 1

Tapinoma erraticum
B Taylor det.
Slovenia
Jaeger

Podcetrtek
46.156 N
15.5976 E

1
{album}
Tapinoma erraticum
B Taylor det.
Iran
O Paknia
ZMGU 1406
xi.2004
Miankaleh

36°45' to 36°55'N
53°25' to 54°05'E

2
{album}
Tapinoma erraticum
B Taylor det.
Iran
O Paknia
ZMGU 1417
viii.2004
Miankaleh

36°45' to 36°55'N
53°25' to 54°05'E

2
{album}
Tapinoma erraticum
B Taylor det.
Iran
M Safariyan
12
4.ii.2014
35.94820°N
47.55973°E
Salvat abad village
pitfall trap; near water

1
{album}
Tapinoma erraticum
B Taylor det.
Iran
F Borjali
34
30.iv.2014
37°9593 N
49°5260 E
47 m
Siahkhal
hand collected
montane, on ground, 0810h
1
{album}

{Tapinoma erraticum}The photomontage is of workers from Yugoslavia, sent to BT by Armin Ionescu, Tel Aviv University


{Tapinoma erraticum Iran}The photomontage is of specimens from Iran, ZMGU 1406; collected by Omid Paknia. Other specimens labelled ZMGU 1417 also were examined.


{Tapinoma erraticum Iran}The photomontage is of a worker from Iran, Salvat Ahad village, collected by M Safariyan (12).

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