Key to Temnothorax of the Arabian Peninsula

This key to workers of Temnothorax from the Arabian Peninsula is based on Sharaf et al. (2019).

1

• Eyes exceptionally large (OI 46) => Temnothorax liviae

• Eyes well developed but significantly smaller (OI 32–37) => 2

2

Body colour very dark brown to blackish; cephalic dorsum and sides of head behind posterior eye level mostly unsculptured and shiny with sparse punctate ground sculpture => Temnothorax elmenshawyi

• Body colour yellowish; most of head with distinct rugose/rugulose sculpture => 3

3

• Frontal carinae well-developed; propodeal spines long and acute; petiole with two pairs of erect setae => Temnothorax arabicus
• Frontal carinae feeble; propodeal spines short and blunt; petiole with a single pair of erect setae => Temnothorax megalops

References

• Sharaf, M.R., Aldawood, S.A., Economo, E.P., Wachkoo, A.A., Hita Garcia, F. 2019. Taxonomy of Arabian Temnothorax Mayr (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) with description of a new species enhanced by x-ray microtomography. Scientific Reports 9:11009 (doi:10.1038/s41598-019-47260-y).