Myrmica simillima Smith
The Formicidae (Hymenoptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark.
Collingwood, C. A.
Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica
1979
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Insecta
Formicidae
Tetramorium
Animalia
Tetramorium simillimum (Smith)
Hymenoptera
85
Arthropoda
species
simillimum
Myrmica simillima Smith, 1851:118.
Workers and queen. Weakly sculptured, pale red much smaller than T. guineense. Length of worker: 1.6-2 mm, queen: 2.2-2.5 mm. Male. Light yellowish red; occiput rounded. Length: 2.5 mm.
Biology. This cosmopolitan species occasionally occurs in heated glasshouses in Europe and has been recorded from Denmark and also on several occasions in England.