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<document ID-DOI="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.207.3040" ID-GBIF-Dataset="ce40ce1e-3d56-473b-8f35-25bc3c78845b" ID-PMC="PMC3409682" ID-Pensoft-Pub="1313-2970-207-11" ID-PubMed="22855638" ModsDocAuthor="" ModsDocDate="2012" ModsDocID="1313-2970-207-11" ModsDocOrigin="ZooKeys 207" ModsDocTitle="Taxonomic studies on genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with report of two new species and three new records including a tramp species from India with a revised key" checkinTime="1451248905700" checkinUser="pensoft" docAuthor="Bharti, Himender & Kumar, Rakesh" docDate="2012" docId="B1173F9DB70961B6E6A152C2B7D3F9D8" docLanguage="en" docName="ZooKeys 207: 11-35" docOrigin="ZooKeys 207" docSource="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.207.3040" docTitle="Tetramorium tonganum Mayr 1870, new record from India" docType="treatment" docVersion="3" lastPageNumber="27" masterDocId="E526A91B44252121FFA201775120FFDB" masterDocTitle="Taxonomic studies on genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with report of two new species and three new records including a tramp species from India with a revised key" masterLastPageNumber="35" masterPageNumber="11" pageNumber="23" updateTime="1668154142739" updateUser="ExternalLinkService">
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<mods:title>Taxonomic studies on genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with report of two new species and three new records including a tramp species from India with a revised key</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Bharti, Himender</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Kumar, Rakesh</mods:namePart>
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<mods:date>2012</mods:date>
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<mods:number>207</mods:number>
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<mods:identifier type="DOI">http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.207.3040</mods:identifier>
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<mods:identifier type="Pensoft-Pub">1313-2970-207-11</mods:identifier>
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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="152036318" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:B1173F9DB70961B6E6A152C2B7D3F9D8" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/B1173F9DB70961B6E6A152C2B7D3F9D8" lastPageId="16" lastPageNumber="27" pageId="12" pageNumber="23">
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<taxonomicName LSID="http://species-id.net/wiki/Tetramorium_tonganum" authority="Mayr (1870)" class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Tetramorium tonganum" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="12" pageNumber="23" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tonganum">Tetramorium tonganum Mayr (1870)</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel pageId="12" pageNumber="23">new record from India</taxonomicNameLabel>
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Figs 1624
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<paragraph pageId="12" pageNumber="23">Material examined.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="12" pageNumber="23">1(w), India, Himachal Pradesh, Lwasa, 1200m alt., soil core, 07 May 2009; 1(w), India, Uttarakhand, Dehradun, Forest Research Institute, 640m alt., soil core, 17 August 2009; 14(w), India, Himachal Pradesh, Baijnath, 1000m alt., soil core, 17 June 2010; 8(m), India, Himachal Pradesh, Baijnath, 1000m alt., soil core, 17 June 2010; 13(q), India, Himachal Pradesh, Baijnath, 1000m alt., soil core, 17 June 2010; 3(q), India, Himachal Pradesh, Andretta, 940m alt., soil core, 20 June 2010; 8(m), India, Himachal Pradesh, Andretta, 940m alt., soil core, 20 June 2010; 28(w), India, Himachal Pradesh, Andretta, 940m alt., soil core, 20 June 2010; 14(w), India, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, 800m alt., soil core, 27 June 2010; coll. R.Kumar; PUPAC.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection lastPageId="13" lastPageNumber="24" pageId="12" pageNumber="23" type="worker description">
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<paragraph pageId="12" pageNumber="23">Worker description.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="12" pageNumber="23">Measurements (worker).HL 0.62-0.66, HW 0.56-0.60, SL 0.46-0.48, EL 0.14, WL 0.69-0.75, PW 0.42-0.46, PSL 0.07-0.10, PTL 0.16-0.17, PPL 0.20-0.23, PTW 0.21-0.26, PPW 0.23-0.26, PTH 0.20-0.21, PPH 0.20-0.23, CI 90.32-92.19, OI 23.33-25.00, SI 76.67-85.71, PSLI 11.29-15.63, PeNI 50.00-56.52, LPeI 80.00-85.00, DPeI 131.25-152.94, PpNI 52.27-56.52, LPpI 86.96-115.00, DPpI 100.00-130.00, PPI 100.00-109.52 (7 measured).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="12" pageNumber="23">Head slightly longer than broad, sides almost straight with rounded posterolateral corners, slightly broader posteriorly than anteriorly; posterior head margin straight with shallow median notch; clypeus convex with steep apical half; anterior margin of clypeus entire without median notch; anterior margin of clypeus with a narrow transverse plate like fringe and having convex anterior margin; mandibles triangular, masticatory margin of mandibles with 7 teeth, large apical and preapical teeth; third tooth slightly smaller than the preapical tooth, fourth tooth smaller than the following teeths; frontal lobes weakly developed and slightly elevated laterally, frontal area distinct; antennal scrobes shallow; eye moderate in size, located laterally and almost at mid-length of head, composed of ca. 38-40 ommatidia; antennae slender, 12-segmented; scape long and just fail to reach posterior head margin; mesosoma longer than head, broader anteriorly than posteriorly, dorsum convex; pro-mesonotal suture and metanotal groove indistinct; propodeal spine longer (PSL 0.07-0.10mm) than propodeal lobes, acute, divergent, directed upwards; propodeal lobes broadly triangular; posterior declivity of propodeum short, concave; petiole with a long peduncle, node subglobular in dorsal view; ventrally petiole downcurved along its length, peduncle with an antero-ventral minute blunt teeth; petiole and postpetiole almost equally broader; gaster oval.</paragraph>
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<paragraph lastPageId="13" lastPageNumber="24" pageId="12" pageNumber="23">
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Head longitudinally rugose with few cross-meshes upto vertex, posteriorly reticulate, interrugal space punctured and shiny; frontal carinae more conspicuous than oth
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cephalic sculpture and reaching to posterior head margin; mandibles longitudinally rugulose; clypeus longitudinally rugulose; dorsum and sides of mesosoma reticulate-rugulose; petiolar node with weak rugosity; postpetiole unsculptured; propodeal declivity and gaster smooth and shiny, legs smooth except coxae with punctures.
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<paragraph pageId="13" pageNumber="24">Body yellowish brown while gaster somewhat darker; body coveredwith suberect abundant hairs of varying length; antennal scapes and hind tibiae with decumbent short pubescence.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection lastPageId="14" lastPageNumber="25" pageId="13" pageNumber="24" type="queen description">
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<paragraph pageId="13" pageNumber="24">Queen description.</paragraph>
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Measurements (queen). HL 0.69-0.70, HW 0.64-0.66, SL 0.50-0.52, EL 0.20-0.21, WL 1.00-1.02, PW 0.64-0.66, PSL 0.12-0.13, PTL 0.16-0.17, PPL 0.27-0.28, PTW 0.31-0.32, PPW 0.31-0.32, PTH 0.27, PPH 0.27-0.28, CI 92.75-94.29, OI 30.77-31.82, SI 78.13-80.00, PSLI 17.14-18.84, PeNI 48.44
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48.48, LPeI 59.26-62.96, DPeI 182.35-193.75, PpNI 48.44-50.00, LPpI 96.43-103.70, DPpI 114.29-114.81, PPI 100-103.23 (3 measured).
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<paragraph pageId="14" pageNumber="25">Similar to the worker in structure, sculpture and pilosity except the following characters (besides characters related to wings): eyes large in size and with ca.10-12 ommatidia in a series along its maximum length, head with three ocelli, dorsum of mesosoma flat, propodeal spines slightly longer, petiolar node transverse, broad, pronotum reticulate; mesoscutum, mesoscutellum, anepisternum and sides of propodeum longitudinally rugulose; katepisternum smooth, base of propodeum transversally rugulose; petiolar node rugo-reticulate; postpetiole smooth with traces of sculpture on sides, coxae with faint transverse rugulae.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection lastPageId="16" lastPageNumber="27" pageId="14" pageNumber="25" type="male description">
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<paragraph pageId="14" pageNumber="25">Male description.</paragraph>
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Measurements. HL 0.55-0.56, HW 0.52-0.53, SL 0.27-0.30, EL 0.28-0.31, WL 1.07-1.12, PW 0.69-0.74, PTL 0.16-0.19, PPL 0.25-0.27, PTW 0.24-0.27, PPW 0.25-0.28, PTH 0.20-0.21, PPH 0.23-0.27, CI 92.86-94.64, OI
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<pageBreakToken pageId="15" pageNumber="26" start="start">53.85</pageBreakToken>
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-59.62, SI 51.92-56.60, PeNI 34.78-36.99, LPeI 80.00-95.00, DPeI 142.11-158.82, PpNI 36.23-38.36, LPpI 100.00-117.39, DPpI 92.59-112.00, PPI 103.70-104.17 (3 measured).
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Head slightly longer than broad, sides convex, posterior head margin straight or weakly convex, with three ocelli; mandibles with well developed 6 pointed teeth; apical tooth large followed by 5 short teeth; clypeus convex and its anterior margin entire, convex with a narrow transverse plate like fringe and not impressed medially; frontal lobes reduced; antennae 9-segmented; scape short and not reach to posterior head margin and almost 0.5x times head length; apical segment longer and more than twice of preapical segment; second flagellar segment longer than scape (0.34mm); antennal scrobes absent; eyes large, convex, situated laterally and more towards lower half of head; pronotum broader than head with rounded anterior lateral angles; mesoscutum convex and mesoscutellum flat; propodeal dorsal face flat and oblique with vertical declivitous part; propodeal spines absent; propodeal lobes almost rounded; petiole longer, almost 1.4
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times its width, petiolar node
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<pageBreakToken pageId="16" pageNumber="27" start="start">subglobular</pageBreakToken>
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and medially sulcate shallowly; Postpetiole slightly broader than long; gaster convex, broadly oval; longer legs.
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<paragraph pageId="16" pageNumber="27">Head and clypeus longitudinally rugulose and spaces between them punctured; mandibles smooth with traces of sculpture, frontal carinae continued to the each side of anterior ocellus; dorsum and sides of mesosoma mostly smooth with traces of sculpture and shiny except propodeum; propodeum finely longitudinally rugulose and punctured; node of petiole longitudinally rugulose except median sulcate region; postpetiole, gaster and legs smooth and shiny; wings transparent.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="16" pageNumber="27">Body yellowish brown except 1st gastral tergite brownish and area between ocelli blackish; body covered with short and long suberect pilosity.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="16" pageNumber="27">Remarks.</paragraph>
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This species has been found to be widespread in the Shivalik range of the north-western Himalaya and represents a new record for India. Its male caste has been described for the first time. This species belongs to the tonganum-species group (
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<bibRefCitation author="Bolton, B" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology" pageId="20" pageNumber="31" pagination="67 - 151" title="The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Oriental and Indo-Australian regions, and in Australia." volume="36" year="1977">Bolton 1977</bibRefCitation>
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) and resembles
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Tetramorium difficile" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="27" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="difficile">Tetramorium difficile</taxonomicName>
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Bolton. It can be distinguished from the latter due to larger size, relatively longer antennal scape, longer legs, broadly rounded pronotal corners and propodeum with long spine.
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Figures 16-18.
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Tetramorium tonganum" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="27" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tonganum">Tetramorium tonganum</taxonomicName>
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Mayr, Worker: 16 Head, full-face view 17 Body, lateral view 18 Body, dorsal view.
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Figures 19-21.
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Tetramorium tonganum" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="27" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tonganum">Tetramorium tonganum</taxonomicName>
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Mayr, Queen: 19 Head, full-face view; 20 Body, lateral view 21 Body, dorsal view.
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Figures 22-24.
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<taxonomicName class="Insecta" family="Formicidae" genus="Tetramorium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Tetramorium tonganum" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="27" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tonganum">Tetramorium tonganum</taxonomicName>
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Mayr, Male: 22 Head, full-face view; 23 Body, lateral view 24 Body, dorsal view.
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