The Ants of Africa
Genus Tetramorium
Tetramorium bequaerti Forel
{Tetramorium bequaerti}

Tetramorium bequaerti Forel

return to group key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Zaïre (Forel, 1913b: 318, worker) collected at Lake Kabwe, Katanga, by J. Bequaert, 16.vii.1911; junior synonym humile (Santschi, 1914a: 434, worker & queen) from Tanzania; worker & queen described (Bolton, 1980) .

Forel's (1913b) description is at {original description}. Santschi's (1914a) description of humile is at {original description} Arnold (1917: 281) gave a translation, this is at {original description}. The reference to T. blochmanni can be directly read as T. sericeiventre. Bolton's modern description (1980) is at {original description}.

WORKER - TL 4.3-4.6 mm; separated from similar species, all from eastern or southern Africa by its larger size, short blunt pilosity on all surfaces, and a prominent protuberance at the lower occipital corner; colour dull red, dorsum of alitrunk and petiole with fine punctate-granular sculpturation (Bolton, 1980, illustrated).
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