Tetramorium marojejy

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Formicoidea

Familia: Formicidae
Subfamilia: Myrmicinae
Tribus: Tetramoriini
Genus: Tetramorium
Species: Tetramorium marojejy

Name

Tetramorium marojejy Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2012: 71, figs. 18, 21, 22, 129, 130, 131, 142

Holotype: CASC CASENT0247334, worker.

Paratypes: 8 workers with same data as holotype (CASC: CASENT0247327; CASENT0247328; CASENT0247329; CASENT0247330; CASENT0247333; CASENT0499782; CASENT0499783; CASENT0499784).

Type locality: MADAGASCAR, Antsiranana, Parc National de Marojejy, Antranohofa, 26.6 km 31° NNE Andapa, 10.7 km 318° NW Manantenina, 14.44333 S, 49.74333 E, 1325 m, montane rainforest, canopy moss and leaf litter, collection code BLF09192, 19.XI.2003 (B.L. Fisher).

Etymology: This new species is named after the type locality, the Park National de Marojejy, which is one of the most important places for the conservation of biodiversity in Madagascar due to the extraordinarily high diversity of landscapes, habitats, fauna and flora.

References

• Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B.L. 2012. The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—taxonomic revision of the T. kelleri and T. tortuosum species groups. Zootaxa 3592: 1–85. Preview PDF Reference page.