The Ants of Africa
Genus Tetramorium
Tetramorium versiculum Bolton

Tetramorium versiculum Bolton

return to group key {link to the Hymenoptera Name Server} Type location Ghana (Bolton, 1980: 343, not illustrated, worker) .

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

The holotype worker, plus one paratype worker, was collected from leaf litter at CRIG by Bolton (8.ii.1970) (1980). Other Ghana records he listed were from Mepom and Okumaning (D. Leston), and Mampong (P. M. Room).


WORKER - TL 3.1-3.3 mm; similar to Tetramorium lucayanum but much more coarsely sculptured. All dorsal surfaces with numerous standing hairs. Colour blackish brown to black.

From Ivory Coast were two collections, 42 workers from Nzi Noua, from a degraded forest log (W.L. & D.E. Brown, 13.i.1977), and from Banco Forest (W.L. Brown).


{Tetramorium versiculum}The photomontage is of a specimen from Benin - Collection details - Bonou, Forêt de Ghamboué; N 06°22'28" E 02°31'32"; Pitfall trap; S Tchibozo; 27.viii.2006. Other images can be seen in the folder at - {original description}.


{Tetramorium versiculum Ghana}Type form. The photomontage is of a specimen from Ghana, collected by S Sky Stephens, 2006. Other images can be seen in the folder at - {original description}.

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