The Ants of Africa
Genus Tetramorium
Tetramorium inezulae (Forel)

Tetramorium inezulae (Forel)

return to group key Type location South Africa (Triglyphothrix Inezulae n. sp., Forel, 1914d: 221, worker & male; Bolton, 1976: 327, illustrated)
junior synonyms
hepburni (Triglyphothrix Hepburni n. sp., Arnold, 1917: 340, all forms) from Zimbabwe, Hillsida, Bulawayo, G Arnold
mashonana (Triglyphothrix hepburni Arn. race mashonana n. subsp., Arnold, 1949: 266, illustrated, worker) from Zimbabwe, Hunyana, Mashonaland .


{Tetramorium inezulae}Forel's (1914d) description is at {original description}. Arnold (1917: 343) gave a translation, this is at {original description}. Arnold's (1917) description of hepburni is at {original description}. Arnold's (1949) description of mashonana is at {original description}. Bolton's modern description (1976) is at {original description}.

WORKER - TL 2.5-3.3 mm.


{Tetramorium inezulae} The photomontage is of a syntype worker of hepburni; collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0901153.

The species type worker can be seen at http://www.antweb.org/specimenImages.do?code=casent0909089

Contents
© 2007, 2008, 2013 - Brian Taylor CBiol FSB FRES
11, Grazingfield, Wilford, Nottingham, NG11 7FN, U.K.

href="tetramorium_inezulae.htm"