Technomyrmex schimmeri

Technomyrmex schimmeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Dolichoderinae
Genus:	Technomyrmex
Species:	T. schimmeri
Binomial name
Technomyrmex schimmeri Viehmeyer, 1916 Specimen Labels

In Thailand, Jaitrong & Yamane (2014) report that this species is usually found in disturbed forests, and nests in rotten wood, dead twigs, or leaf litter.

Identification

Bolton (2007) - A member of the Technomyrmex bicolor group. See under Technomyrmex horni.

Keys including this Species

• Key to Oriental Technomyrmex
• Key to Technomyrmex of Thailand and Laos

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 1.271014° to 1.271014°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Indo-Australian Region: Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore (type locality).
Oriental Region: Thailand.

Distribution based on AntMaps

Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

Check data from AntWeb

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  Jaitrong & Yamane (2024), Fig. 22. Distribution of Technomyrmex horni, T. lisae, T. schimmeri, and T. sundaicus in Thailand.

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.

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.

Castes

Worker

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  Jaitrong & Yamane (2024), Fig. 29. Technomyrmex schimmeri (worker). A, body in profile; B, head in full-face view; C, body in dorsal view. Photos by Yudthana Samung.

Queen

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  Jaitrong & Yamane (2024), Fig. 30. Technomyrmex schimmeri (queen and alate male). A–C, queen; D–F, alate male; A, D, head in full-face view; B, E, body in profile; C, F, body in dorsal view. Photos by Yudthana Samung.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• schimmeri. Technomyrmex schimmeri Viehmeyer, 1916a: 143, fig. 8 (w.q.) SINGAPORE. See also: Bolton, 2007a: 100.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Type Material

Bolton (2007) - Syntype workers and queen, Singapore (H. Overbeck) (Berlin Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität) [examined].

References

• Bolton, B. 2007. Taxonomy of the dolichoderine ant genus Technomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) based on the worker caste. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute. 35(1):1-149.
• Jaitrong, W., Yamane, S. 2024. A revision of the ants Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) in Thailand and Laos. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 66 (1): 29–118.
• Khachonpisitsak, S., Yamane, S., Sriwichai, P., Jaitrong, W. 2020. An updated checklist of the ants of Thailand (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 998, 1–182 (doi:10.3897/zookeys.998.54902).
• Viehmeyer, H. 1916a [1915]. Ameisen von Singapore. Beobachtet und gesammelt von H. Overbeck. Arch. Naturgesch. (A) 81(8): 108-168 (page 143, fig. 8 worker, queen described)
• Wang, W.Y., Soh, E.J.Y., Yong, G.W.J., Wong, M.K.L., Benoit Guénard, Economo, E.P., Yamane, S. 2022. Remarkable diversity in a little red dot: a comprehensive checklist of known ant species in Singapore (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with notes on ecology and taxonomy. Asian Myrmecology 15: e015006 (doi:10.20362/am.015006).
• Yamane, S., Tanaka, H.O., Hasimoto, Y., Ohashi, M., Meleng, P., Itioka, T. 2021. A list of ants from Lambir Hills National Park and its vicinity, with their biological information: Part II. Subfamilies Leptanillinae, Proceratiinae, Amblyoponinae, Ponerinae, Dorylinae, Dolichoderinae, Ectatomminae and Formicinae. Contributions from the Biological Laboratory, Kyoto University 31, 87–157.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Pfeiffer M.; Mezger, D.; Hosoishi, S.; Bakhtiar, E. Y.; Kohout, R. J. 2011. The Formicidae of Borneo (Insecta: Hymenoptera): a preliminary species list. Asian Myrmecology 4:9-58
• Viehmeyer H. 1916. Ameisen von Singapore. Beobachtet und gesammelt von H. Overbeck. Archiv für Naturgeschichte (A)81(8):108-168.