Tetramorium sericeum
Arnold, 1926
valid
Tetramorium (Triglyphothrix) hepburni var. sericeus
Arnold, 1926:
277 (w.)
ZIMBABWE.
Afrotropic.
Primary type information:
Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated). Primary type locality: Zimbabwe (“S. Rhodesia”): Redbank, 3.xii.1917, nest in loose sand (G. Arnold). Primary type depositories: BMNH, SAMC.
- Combination in Triglyphothrix: Bolton, 1976: 335.
- Combination in Tetramorium: Bolton, 1985: 247.
- Status as species: Bolton, 1976: 335 (redescription); Bolton, 1995b: 414.
Obsolete combinations
Citations
- Arnold, G. 1926. A monograph of the Formicidae of South Africa. Appendix. Annals of the South African Museum 23:191-295. PDF
- Bolton, B. 1976. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Constituent genera, review of smaller genera and revision of Triglyphothrix Forel. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology 34:281-379. PDF
- Bolton, B. 1985. The ant genus Triglyphothrix Forel a synonym of Tetramorium Mayr. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History 19:243-248. PDF
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp.