Species Tetramorium viehmeyeri Forel, 1907
- Tetramorium (Xiphomyrmex) viehmeyeri Forel, A. 1907. Formicidae. pp. 263–310 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds) Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Vol. 1. [275].
Type data:
Holotype probably destroyed in ZMH in WW II, Day Dawn, WA. - Xiphomyrmex viehmeyeri venustus Wheeler, W.M. 1934. Contributions to the fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia No. IX. The ants. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 20: 137- 163 [5 Oct. 1934] [147].
Type data:
Holotype paratypes MCZ, near Government House, Rottnest Is., WA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bolton, B. 1977. The ant tribe Tetramoriini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Oriental and Indo-Australian regions, and in Australia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 36: 67-151 [29 Sept. 1977] [142]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Noctidiurnal, open forest, predator, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Nest in ground layer.
History of changes
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