Tetramorium simillimum
- Dataset
- The Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark.
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Hymenoptera
- family
- Formicidae
- genus
- Tetramorium
- species
- Tetramorium simillimum
biology_ecology
Biology. This cosmopolitan species occasionally occurs in heated glasshouses in Europe and has been recorded from Denmark and also on several occasions in England.
description
Workers and queen. Weakly sculptured, pale red much smaller than T. guineense. Length of worker: 1.6 - 2 mm, queen: 2.2 - 2.5 mm. Male. Light yellowish red; occiput rounded. Length: 2.5 mm.
Name
- Synonyms
- Myrmica simillima Smith
- Homonyms
- Tetramorium simillimum