KGBase: Ants of Lower Volga: Teleutomyrmex sp.

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Teleutomyrmex sp.

General description: Teleutomyrmex Kutter, 1950 is considered here as a separate valid genus, for the reasons explained by Kiran and co-authors (2017) in contrast to the opinion of this genus as a junior synonym of Tetramorium (Ward et al., 2015). A female of one species of this genus was found in a nest Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758) sensu lato. Unfortunately, this specimen has now been lost and it is impossible to determine its exact species identity.

Kiran, K.; Karaman, C.; Lapeva-Gjonova, A.; Aksoy, V. 2017. Two new species of the “ultimate” parasitic ant genus Teleutomyrmex Kutter, 1950 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Western Palaearctic. Myrmecological News 25:145–155.
Ward, P. S.; Brady, S. G.; Fisher, B. L.; Schultz, T. R. 2015. The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and biogeography of a hyperdiverse ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 40:61-81.

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Russia, Volgograd Region, Gorodishchensky District:

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Name in the source: "Teleutomyrmex sp.".
Original reference: "Котлубань".
Source: Grebennikov et al., 2002: 183 complete reference (show / hide) Grebennikov, K. A., Dubovikov, D. A. & Savranskaya, Z. V. (2002) Ecological-faunistic characteristics of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the Lower Volga region [Fauna i ekologicheskie osobennosti murav'ev (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Nizhnego Povolzh'ya]. In: Biodiversity of Insects of the Southeast of the European Part of Russia [Bioraznoobrazie nasekomykh Yugo-Vostoka Evropeiskoi chasti Rossii]. Region. Tsentr po izucheniyu i sokhraneniyu bioraznoobraziya; Volgogradskoe otd. Rus. entomol. obshch., Volgograd, pp. 178–195.