Species discrimination Tetramorium tsushimae - North American Tetramorium cf. caespitum (workers)

for details see
Steiner, F.M., B.C. Schlick-Steiner, J.C. Trager, K. Moder, M. Sanetra, E. Christian & C. Stauffer (2006): Tetramorium tsushimae, a new invasive ant in North America. - Biological Invasions 8: 117-123.


Morphological characters used for discrimination:
alpha [º] angle between PSSP and PLSP
cos(α) = (PSSP²+PLSP²-PSPL²)/2·PSSP·PLSP
beta [º] angle between PSMP and PLMP
cos(β) = (PSMP²+PLMP²-PSPL²)/2·PSMP·PLMP
CW [µm] maximum cephalic width across eyes
MPSP [µm] distance from the anteroventral corner of the metapleuron to the tip of the spine
MW [µm] maximum mesosoma width, immediately posterior the pronotum corners
PEW [µm] maximum width of petiole
PreOcLa [µm] preocular distance from lateral view; shortest distance from the anteror eye margin to the frontal margin of the gena
PronHL [µm] length of the longest hair on the corner of the pronotum
PLMP [µm] distance from the posterior end of the posterodorsal corner of the propodeal lobe to the anteroventral corner of the caudal margin of the metapleuron
PLSP [µm] distance from the posterior end of the posterodorsal corner of the propodeal lobe to the tip of the spine
PSMP [µm] distance from the center of the propodeal spiracle to the anteroventral corner of the caudal margin of the metapleuron
PSPL [µm] distance from the center of the propodeal spiracle to the posterior end of the posterodorsal corner of the propodeal lobe
PSSP [µm] distance from the center of the propodeal spiracle to the tip of the spine


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© Karl Moder 23 February 2004