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Published March 3, 2023 | Version v1
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Tetramorium caespitum

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Aartshertoginnestraat 58 / 01, B- 8400 Ostend, Belgium
  • 2. UHasselt, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Agoralaan Gebouw-D, B- 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
  • 3. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat, 29, B- 1000 Brussels, Belgium
  • 4. Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China
  • 5. Wederiklaan 10, NL- 8245, Lelystad, the Netherlands
  • 6. Wakkensteenweg 50 a, B- 8710 Sint-Baafs-Vijve, Belgium
  • 7. Krekelstraat 59, B- 9840 De Pinte, Belgium
  • 8. Frans Halsstraat 10, NL- 1816, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
  • 9. Noendreef 7, B- 8730 Beernem, Belgium
  • 10. Oude-Provenstraat 39, B- 8978 Watou, Belgium
  • 11. Dpt. Zoologia, Fac. Ciencies Biològiques - Universitat de València, C / Dr. Moliner, 50, ES- 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain

Description

Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)

BELGIUM: • 8♀♀ (workers); N51.225° E4.380°; v/2020; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 5 ♀♀ (workers) + 1 dealate gyne; N51.225° E4.380°; vi/2020; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 1 ♂; N51.184° E4.419°; vi/2020; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pan trap (white); W. Dekoninck det. • 1 ♀ (worker); N51.251° E4.418°; vii/2020; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 11♀ (workers); N51.135° E4.251°; vii/2020; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 2 ♀♀ (workers); N51.218° E4.398°; vii/2020; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 3 ♀♀ (workers); N51.225° E4.380°; viii/2020; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 11 ♀ (workers); N51.160° E4.390°; viii/2020; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 1 ♂; N51.184° E4.419°; ix/2020; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pan trap (white); W. Dekoninck det. • 1 ♀ (worker); N51.160° E4.390°; ix/2020; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 1 ♀ (worker); N51.135° E4.251°; iv/2021; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 2 ♀♀ (workers); N51.225° E4.380°; v/2021; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 2 ♀♀ (workers); N51.160° E4.390°; vi/2021; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 1 ♀ (worker); N51.130° E4.253°; vii/2021; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 4 ♀♀ (workers); N51.130° E4.253°; vii/2021; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 22 ♀♀ (workers); N51.225° E4.380°; vii/2021; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 35 ♀♀ (workers); N51.160° E4.390°; vii/2021; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 1 ♀ (worker); N51.199° E4.459°; viii/2021; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 1 ♀ (worker); N51.130° E4.253°; viii/2021; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 3 ♀♀ (workers); N51.197° E4.463°; viii/2021; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 85 ♀♀ (workers); N51.160° E4.390°; viii/2021; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. • 11♀ (workers); N51.160° E4.390°; ix/2021; J. Jacobs leg.; coll. RBINS; pitfall trap; W. Dekoninck det. [22 occ. (2 years), 9 roofs]

Remarks:

Tetramorium caespitum can be very abundant on sandy and thermophilic soils in Flanders (DEKONINCK et al., 2012). Together with Lasius niger it is often the first to establish in newly created sites on sandy soils.

Notes

Published as part of Verheyde, Fons, Jacobs, JEffrEY, Dekoninck, WOUTEr, Achterberg, Kees Van, Rond, JErOEn, Blanck, Tim De, Schoonvaere, KarEL, Nieuwenhuijsen, Hans, Ketelaere, Augustijn De, Minnebo, BarT & Ferrer-Suay, Mar, 2023, Remarks on Hymenoptera on urban green roofs in Belgium, pp. 1-37 in Belgian Journal of Entomology 140 on page 16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10981934

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Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D087F3FF94FFB6FF1F8935C64E2940

Related works

Is part of
Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.10981934 (DOI)
Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFE9FF8BFF9BFFB9FFA28857C46E2F4D (URL)
Journal article: http://zoobank.org/EB983FDD-CAE9-48F7-AA63-5F49CC9B6CD1 (URL)
Is source of
https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/03D087F3FF94FFB6FF1F8935C64E2940 (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/229779523 (URL)

Biodiversity

Collection code
RBINS
Scientific name authorship
Linnaeus
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Formicidae
Genus
Tetramorium
Species
caespitum
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758) sec. Verheyde, Jacobs, Dekoninck, Achterberg, Rond, Blanck, Schoonvaere, Nieuwenhuijsen, Ketelaere, Minnebo & Ferrer-Suay, 2023

References

  • DEKONINCK W., IGNACE D., VANKERKHOVEN F. & WEGNEZ F., 2012. Verspreidingsatlas van de mieren van Belgie - Atlas des fourmis de Belgique. Bulletin S. R. B. E. / K. B. V. E., 148: 95 - 186.