Tetramorium renae
| Tetramorium renae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Tetramorium |
| Species: | T. renae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetramorium renae Hita Garcia, Fischer & Peters, 2010 | |
Tetramorium renae is an ant in the family Formicidae. It is found on São Tomé Island off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa in elevations from 1200 to 1500 m.[1]
They are founded in the south and west of the island especially in Obo Natural Park as well as many parts of the island. The species was first described in Bom Successo and Lagoa Amélia and was named in 2010 by Hita Garcia, Fischer & Peters. The new species is dedicated to Rena Denzer from Bonn, Germany, for her enduring support[2].
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Tetramorium renae |
- ↑ Antweb: Tetramorium renae, April 2013
- ↑ Hita Garcia, F.; Fischer, G.; Peters, M.K. 2010: Taxonomy of the Tetramorium weitzeckeri species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropical zoogeographical region. Zootaxa 2704: 1–90.
Further reading
- Hita Garcia, F.; Fischer, G.; Peters, M.K. 2010: Taxonomy of the Tetramorium weitzeckeri species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropical zoogeographical region. Zootaxa 2704: 1–90.
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