Tetramorium inquilinum
| Tetramorium inquilinum | |
|---|---|
| T. inquilinum alate queen from France | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Tetramorium |
| Species: | T. inquilinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetramorium inquilinum Ward, Brady, Fisher & Schultz, 2015 | |
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Tetramorium inquilinum is an ectoparasitic ant found in Europe. It was discovered by Swiss myrmecologist Heinrich Kutter. The species is unusual for lacking a worker caste, the queens and males living entirely off the care of the pavement ant. It has been called "the 'ultimate' parasitic ant" by myrmecologists Edward O. Wilson and Bert Hölldobler.