Biology
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Found in virtually all mesic grass habitats. Nests in soil, under rocks and in small loam hills.
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Taxonomic History
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Myrmica impura Foerster, 1850a: 48 (w.) GERMANY. Palearctic.
AntCat AntWiki HOLTaxonomic history
Emery, 1925a PDF: 184 (q.);
Kutter, 1977c: 151 (m.).Combination in
Tetramorium:
Mayr, 1855 PDF: 426.Junior synonym of
Tetramorium caespitum:
Curtis, 1854: 215;
Mayr, 1855 PDF: 426.Status as species:
Kutter, 1977c: 159;
Pasteels et al., 1981 PDF: 675;
Cammaerts et al., 1985: 109;
Radchenko et al., 1998: 109.Senior synonym of
Tetramorium impurum gregori:
Wagner et al., 2017 PDF: 120.Senior synonym of
Tetramorium caespitum penninum:
Sanetra et al., 1999 PDF: 321;
Wagner et al., 2017 PDF: 120.
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- AntWeb. Version 8.45.1. California Academy of Science, online at https://www.antweb.org. Accessed 15 December 2022.
