Tetramorium hispidum (Wheeler, 1915) is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Tetramorium hispidum (Wheeler, 1915) (Tetramorium hispidum (Wheeler, 1915))
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Tetramorium hispidum (Wheeler, 1915)

Tetramorium hispidum (Wheeler, 1915)

Tetramorium hispidum is a 11-segmented antenna ant species in the subfamily Myrmicinae with distinct hair and structural traits.

Family
Genus
Tetramorium
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Tetramorium hispidum (Wheeler, 1915)

Tetramorium hispidum is a species of ant that belongs to the subfamily Myrmicinae. This species can be distinguished from similar ant species in the Myrmicinae subfamily by the specific structure that surrounds its antennal insertions. Short, stubble-like hairs are present on both the pronotum and the frontal carinae of Tetramorium hispidum. The antenna of this ant is made up of 11 distinct segments.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Tetramorium

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