Tetramorium Mayr

Ward, P. S., 2005, A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), Zootaxa 936, pp. 1-68 : 37

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scientific name	Tetramorium Mayr
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Genus Tetramorium Mayr View in CoL

There is one native species of Tetramorium in California, T. spinosum (Pergande) , which occurs in open dry habitats of southern California, and one introduced European species, T. caespitum (Linnaeus) (the pavement ant), which is found in urban and agricultural areas of central and northern California. Both are groundnesting, with generalist foraging habits. Four other nonnative species, of tropical origin, have been recorded occasionally from the state.

Species identification: keys in Bolton (1979). Additional references: Astruc et al. (2001), Brown (1957d), Bruder and Gupta (1972), Knight and Rust (1990), Longhurst et al. (1980), Martinez (1993), Merickel and Clark (1994), Sanetra and Buschinger (2000), Steiner et al. (2005).

References

Astruc, C., Malosse, C. & Errard, C. (2001) Lack of intraspecific aggression in the ant Tetramorium bicarinatum: a chemical hypothesis. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 27, 1229 - 1248.

Longhurst, C., Baker, R. & Howse, P. E. (1980) A comparative analysis of mandibular gland secretions in the ant tribe Tetramoriini. Insect Biochemistry, 10, 107 - 112.

Steiner, F. M., Schlick-Steiner, B. C., Trager, J. C., Moder, K., Sanetra, M., Christian, E. & Stauffer, C. (2005) Tetramorium tsushimae, a new invasive ant in North America. Biological Invasions, in press.

Bolton, B. (1979) The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region and in the New World. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology, 38, 129 - 181.

Brown, W. L., Jr. (1957 d) Is the ant genus Tetramorium native in North America? Breviora, 72, 1 - 8.

Bruder, K. W. & Gupta, A. P. (1972) Biology of the pavement ant, Tetramorium caespitum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 65, 358 - 367.

Knight, R. L. & Rust, M. K. (1990) The urban ants of California with distribution notes of imported species. Southwestern Entomologist, 15, 167 - 178.

Martinez, M. J. (1993) The first field record for the ant Tetramorium bicarinatum Nylander (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in California. Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 69, 272 - 273.

Merickel, F. W. & Clark, W. H. (1994) Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus) and Liometopum luctuosum W. M. Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): new state records for Idaho and Oregon, with notes on their natural history. Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 70, 148 - 158.

Sanetra, M. & Buschinger, A. (2000) Phylogenetic relationships among social parasites and their hosts in the ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). European Journal of Entomology, 97, 95 - 117.