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Tetramorium katypum Bolton, 1976
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Tetramorium katypum, head
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Tetramorium katypum, head

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Tetramorium katypum, queen, head
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Tetramorium katypum, queen, top
Names
Scientific source:

Geographic distribution
In the Philippines:

Mt. Isarog Natural Park, Camarines Sur Province, Luzon Island;

Malaybalay City, Bukidnon Province, Mindanao Island;

Camiguin Island.


Natural history
This is a leaf litter ant.

How to encounter
Hand-sift leaf litter.

References
Bolton, B. 1977. The genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Oriental and Indo-Australian regions, and in Australia. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 36:67-151.

Acknowledgements
We thank Jan Caceres for collecting specimens of this species in the islands of Mindanao and Camiguin.

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