The Ants of Africa
Genus Tetramorium
Tetramorium typhlops Bolton

Tetramorium typhlops Bolton

return to group key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Ivory Coast (Bolton, 1980: 293, illustrated, head only, worker); described from the holotype worker and two other workers, all apparently from Lamto, collected by J. Lévieux, 9.xii.1963 .

{Tetramorium typhlops}Bolton's description (1980) is at {original description}.

WORKER - TL 2.0-2.1 mm; has single-faceted eyes, and virtually no sculpturation of any kind, unique features in West African species (Bolton, 1980).

{Tetramorium typhlops} The photomontage is of the holotype worker; collated from http://www.antweb.org/specimen.do?name=casent0901174.

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