cephalic rugae
rugae mostly longitudinal

Imaging technique:
Illustration
Description:
Cephalic dorsum primarily sculptured with subparallel longitudinal rugae that are not intersected by sections of shorter latitudinal rugae. Used in Antkey to separate Tetramorium caespitum_cf and Tetramorium tsushimae from all other Tetramorium species.
Creator:
Eli Sarnat
Taxonomic name:
rugae strongly reticulated

Imaging technique:
Illustration
Description:
Cephalic dorsum with short lateral rugae intersecting longer longitudinal rugae. Used in Antkey to separate all other Tetramorium species from Tetramorium caespitum_cf and Tetramorium tsushimae.
Creator:
Eli Sarnat