Tapinoma aberrans
- Sci. Name
- Tapinoma aberrans
- Tribe
- Tapinomini
- Subfamily
- Dolichoderinae
- Author
- Santschi, 1911
- Fossil
- Yes (fossil species)
- Distribution
- Found in 0 countries
Introduction
Tapinoma aberrans is a small ant species endemic to Madagascar. Originally described as Technomyrmex aberrans in 1911,it belongs to the subfamily Dolichoderinae. These ants lack a functional stinger and instead rely on chemical defenses. The species was first collected from Fort Dauphin in southeastern Madagascar . Only the queen has been formally described; worker morphology is undocumented. This species also has a notable fossil record in European Eocene amber (Baltic, Rovno, Bitterfeld), indicating a formerly wider distribution .
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Tapinoma aberrans is a fossil species and does not require a caresheet.
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