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Temnothorax Mayr, 1861
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Temnothorax HNS sp. CA-01
E2 [endemic to California floristic province (Hickman, 1993)]
Leptothorax sp. nr. silvestrii of Johnson & Ward(2002) HNS .
- Ward, P. S. (2005): A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 936, 1-68: null, URL:http://antbase.org/ants/publications/21008/21008.pdf
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E2 [endemic to California floristic province (Hickman, 1993)]
Leptothorax sp. BCA-2 of Johnson & Ward (2002).
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Genus Temnothorax Mayr HNS
Most of the California species formerly placed in Leptothorax HNS have now been assigned to Temnothorax HNS (Bolton 2003). With at least twenty species in California, this is a diverse group showing wide variation in habitat and nest-site preferences. About a third of the species are arboreal. Most species appear to be generalist scavengers.
Species identification: keys in Wheeler and Wheeler (1986g) and Mackay (2000), in conjunction with the new synonymy introduced here (see above under “Taxonomic Changes”) and images on AntWeb. Additional references: Bolton (2003), Cole (1958c), Creighton (1950a), Deyrup and Cover (2004), Douwes and Stille (1987), Möglich (1979), Smith (1949e), Wheeler (1903d).
- Ward, P. S. (2005): A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 936, 1-68: 37-37, URL:http://antbase.org/ants/publications/21008/21008.pdf
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E2 [endemic to California floristic province (Hickman, 1993)]
Leptothorax sp. nr. silvestrii of Johnson & Ward(2002) .
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Temnothorax HNS sp. CA-08
- Ward, P. S. (2005): A synoptic review of the ants of California (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 936, 1-68: null, URL:http://antbase.org/ants/publications/21008/21008.pdf
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Most of the California species formerly placed in Leptothorax have now been assigned to Temnothorax (Bolton 2003). With at least twenty species in California, this is a diverse group showing wide variation in habitat and nest-site preferences. About a third of the species are arboreal. Most species appear to be generalist scavengers.
Species identification: keys in Wheeler and Wheeler (1986g) and Mackay (2000), in conjunction with the new synonymy introduced here (see above under “Taxonomic Changes”) and images on AntWeb. Additional references: Bolton (2003), Cole (1958c), Creighton (1950a), Deyrup and Cover (2004), Douwes and Stille (1987), Möglich (1979), Smith (1949e), Wheeler (1903d).
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Temnothorax is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae. It contains more than 350 species.[2]
Biology[edit]
The workers of Temnothorax species are generally small. Colonies are typically monogynous, although facultative polygyny has been documented in several species. Colony populations are usually quite small, often with less than 100 workers. However, several studies have found colonies of some species to be widely dispersed with several to many satellite nests. Many species are arboreal, living within hollow stems, old beetle or termite galleries, or in galls. Temnothorax species appear to be trophic generalists, feeding on a wide variety of scavenged items, including the elaiosomes of seeds. None have been documented to be active or aggressive predators.[3]
Phylogenetics[edit]
Recent molecular phylogenetic studies show that the genera Chalepoxenus, Myrmoxenus and Protomognathus are nested within Temnothorax, and that the latter is distinct from the more distantly related genera Formicoxenus, Leptothorax and Harpagoxenus. Species in these 'satellite' genera live as social parasites within the nests of other species of Temnothorax.[3]
See also[edit]
- Temnothorax albipennis
- Temnothorax curvispinosus
- Temnothorax nylanderi
- Temnothorax pilagens
- Temnothorax rugatulus
- Temnothorax unifasciatus
References[edit]
- ^ Bolton, B. (2014). "Temnothorax". AntCat. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ "Genus: Temnothorax". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ a b Snelling, R.; Borowiec, M.; Prebus, M. (2014). "Studies on California ants: A review of the genus Temnothorax (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)". ZooKeys 372 (372): 27–89. doi:10.3897/zookeys.372.6039. PMC 3909803. PMID 24493957. edit
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Temn th rax Mayr HNS , 1861
Taxonomy. Although the genus Temnothorax HNS was synonymized with Leptothorax, HNS Temnothorax HNS was recently revived as an independent genus by Bolton (2003) and assigned to the Temnothorax HNS genus group of the tribe Formicoxenini HNS . Workers of Vietnamese species have the following features.
Worker monomorphic. Head subrectangular with round posterior corners; frontal carina and antennal scrobe absent; median portion of clypeus moderately convex anteriad, but never forming an anteriorly projecting shelf and never distinctly overlapping basal portion of mandibular blades; median clypeal carina weak but present; median clypeal seta absent; posteromedian portion of clypeus broadly inserted between frontal lobes; mandible triangular, with 5 teeth; palp formula 5,3; stipes of maxilla without a transverse crest at about its midlength; antenna 12-segmented, with 3-segmented antennal club; eye moderate to large in size; promesonotum in lateral view only weakly raised; promesonotal suture absent dorsally; metanotal groove shallowly impressed or almost absent dorsally; propodeal spine present; propodeal lobe roundly expanded; middle and hind tibiae without distinct spurs apically; petiole pedunculate, with low node, with a tiny process or angle on ventral face of anterior part of peduncle; gastral shoulder weakly present; sting simple, without any appendix apically.
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The worker of Temnothorax HNS is similar to that of Vo m b i s i d r i s and Cardiocondyla HNS (for distingusihed characters see under the latter genera).
Vietnamese species. Two species are known from Vietnam: sp. eg-1 (Sa Pa); sp. eg-2 (Tam Dao).
Bionomics. Temnothorax HNS species are rare in Vietnam where they have been collected around or above 1000 m alt. in northern Vietnam.
- Eguchi, K., Viet, B. T., Yamane, S. (2011): Generic synopsis of the Formicidae of Vietnam (Insecta: Hymenoptera), Part I - Myrmicinae and Pseudomyrmicinae. Zootaxa 2878, 1-61: 29-30, URL:http://antbase.org/ants/publications/23462/23462.pdf
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