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Species Account for Tetramorium caespitum

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Tetramorium caespitum  (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aculeata: Formicidae: Formicidae

 
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Taxonomic group: ants (Aculeata: Formicidae) - County data

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Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Essex Endangered

Records: 5
First Record: 1850
Latest Record: 2010

1992-on hectads: 1
Pre-1992 hectads: 1
Total hectads: 2

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There are historical records for this small ant from Southend, Shoeburyness and Walton-on-the Naze, with a post-1961 reference to map square TM22 covering Walton given in Barrett (1979). In 2010 a colony of this ant was found on the undercliffs at Walton Naze, being the first county record for at least 50 years. References

Species text last edited on Tue Nov 9th 2010 by user 169

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Structural Habitat Data (based on 3 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 5 records with habitat detail and method information)

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