Tetramorium nify

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 nify

Name

Tetramorium nify Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2012: 42, figs. 61, 68, 69, 96, 97, 98

Holotype: CASC CASENT0163155, worker.

Paratype: One worker with same data as holotype (CASC: CASENT0163345).

Type locality: MADAGASCAR, Toamasina, Réserve Spéciale Ambatovaky, Sandrangato River, 16.81753 S, 49.29498 E, 360 m, rainforest, ex rotten log, collection code BLF24814, 25.II.2010 (B.L. Fisher et al.)

Etymology: The species epithet is an arbitrary combination of letters.

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.