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. It was named after the Nazgûl from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.[1]
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| Tetramorium nazgul dealate queen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Tetramorium |
| Species: | T. nazgul
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| Tetramorium nazgul Hita Garcia & Fisher, 2012
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References edit
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Media related to Tetramorium nazgul at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Tetramorium nazgul at Wikispecies- "Tetramorium nazgul" at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Tetramorium nazgul at AntWiki
