Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tetramorium caespitum, the red pavement ant, is a myrmicine ant native to Europe, Morocco, and western Asia, now spread as a tramp species across many continents.

Family
Genus
Tetramorium
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758), commonly called the red pavement ant, is a species of myrmicine ant. It is native to Europe, Morocco, and western Asia, and now occurs as a tramp species on many other continents.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Tetramorium

More from Formicidae

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