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Temnothorax stollii
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species group: | sallei |
| Species: | T. stollii |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax stollii (Forel, 1885)
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This is a remarkable high-elevation Guatemalan endemic. The notched clypeus is a highly distinctive feature.
Identification
Prebus (2017) - A member of the sallei clade.
Mackay (2000) - Workers of this species can be recognized by a 12 segmented antenna, by the offset basalmost tooth, the coarse carinae on the clypeus, which terminate as teeth on the anterior border of the clypeus, which give the anterior edge a crenulate appearance. The malar area has numerous coarse rugae, the area posterior to the insertions of the antennae is without concentric. curved striae, as are found in most species. The scape extends to the occipital corner; the dorsum of the head is nearly smooth, interspersed with piligerous punctures, the pronotum is finely striate, the remainder of the mesosoma is rugose. the propodeal spines are well developed and the node of the petiole is rounded in profile. The mesosoma is slightly depressed at the mesopropodeal suture. The male is unusual in that the scape extends well past the occipital corner and the petiole and postpetiole appear "swollen" and thickened.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Guatemala (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
J. Longino, 29 Sep 2015: The species has remained unknown since the collection of the original two series on which the name is based. Bob Anderson just collected a nest series beneath a stone at a site just north of Huehuetenango (La Torre, Aldea Xemal, 15.48368 -91.53455 ±50m, 3791m, 14Jun2015, R. S. Anderson#2015-146X), in a moss-pine-juniper forest. The colony was polygynous, with multiple dealate queens.
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- stollii. Leptothorax stollii Forel, 1885a: 352 (w.m.) GUATEMALA. Forel, 1899c: 54 (q.). Combination in L. (Myrafant): Kempf, 1972a: 132; in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 272. See also: Mackay, 2000: 411.
Taxonomic Notes
J. Longino, 29 Sep 2015: Temnothorax stollii was described by Forel in 1884, based on a collection of workers and a male. The collection was by Stoll, from the summit of Volcan de Agua, Guatemala. The elevation was reported as 14,000 feet on the label and in the publication, but the peak is actually 12,340 feet (3,760m). Champion later collected a series of workers, males, and queens at the same site, with 13,000 feet on the label. Forel (1899) described the queen from the Champion series.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
Seven workers and 1 male cotypes (Musee d'Histoire Naturelle Genève, Museum of Comparative Zoology) [seen].
References
- Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 272, Combination in Temnothorax)
- Forel, A. 1885a [1884]. Études myrmécologiques en 1884 avec une description des organes sensoriels des antennes. Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 20: 316-380 (page 352, worker, male described)
- Forel, A. 1899d. Formicidae. [part]. Biol. Cent.-Am. Hym. 3: 25-56 (page 54, queen described)
- Kempf, W. W. 1972b. Catálogo abreviado das formigas da regia~o Neotropical. Stud. Entomol. 15: 3-344 (page 132, Combination in L. (Myrafant))
- MacKay, W. P. 2000. A review of the New World ants of the subgenus Myrafant, (genus Leptothorax) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Sociobiology 36: 265-444 (page 411, see also)
- Prebus, M. 2017. Insights into the evolution, biogeography and natural history of the acorn ants, genus Temnothorax Mayr (hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bmc Evolutionary Biology. 17:250. doi:10.1186/s12862-017-1095-8 (The doi link to the publication's journal webpage provides access to the 24 files that accompany this article).