Tetramorium nazgul is a species of Myrmicine ant native to Analalava, Ambohijanahary, and the Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, Madagascar. The species is characterized by long, thin, propodeal spines. Its body is covered in a multitude of long hairs. General coloration is dark brown or black, with lighter coloration on the legs. The species is commonly found in leaf litter in tropical dry forests and montane rainforests, typically around elevations of 700 to 1,100 meters (2,300 to 3,600 ft). It was named after the Nazgûl from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.[1]

Tetramorium nazgul
Tetramorium nazgul dealate queen
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Genus: Tetramorium
Species:
T. nazgul
Binomial name
Tetramorium nazgul
Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2012

References

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  1. ^ Hita Garcia, Francisco; Fisher, Brian L. (19 December 2012). "The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—taxonomic revision of the T. kelleri and T. tortuosum species groups" (PDF). Zootaxa (3592). Magnolia Press: 1–85. ISBN 978-1-77557-073-8. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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