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Temnothorax alinae
| Temnothorax alinae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | T. alinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax alinae (Radchenko, 1994)
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T. alinae was found in a nest of Leptothorax acervorum in a Larix forest. It may be a social parasite of the latter species, but this question needs additional investigations. (Radchenko 2004)
Identification
Radchenko (2004) - Superficially T. alinae is similar to the species of the genus Leptothorax, particularly to Leptothorax muscorum and Leptothorax scamni, but well differs from them by its 12-segmented antennae.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Russian Federation (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
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- alinae. Leptothorax alinae Radchenko, 1994i: 31, fig. 6 (w.) RUSSIA. Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. See also: Radchenko, 1994d: 153.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Type Material
6 workers (holotype and paratypes), “Primorsky Region, Ussuriysky Distr., Shufanskoye plateau, Larix forest, 8.vi.1973, leg. A. KUPYANSKAYA” (Zoological Museum of the Moscow State University, BPI, Institute of Zoology of the Ukranian National Academy of Sciences).
Etymology
This species was dedicated to Alina Kupyanskaya, a well-known Russian myrmecologist.
References
- Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 271, Combination in Temnothorax)
- Radchenko, A. 2004. A review of the ant genera Leptothorax Mayr and Temnothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the Eastern Palaearctic. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 50(2):109-137. (page 120, see also)
- Radchenko, A. G. 1994c [1993]. New species of ants of the genus Leptothorax (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from southern and eastern Palearctic. Zh. Ukr. Entomol. Tov. 2(2 2: 23-34 (page 31, fig. 6 worker described)
- Radchenko, A. G. 1994e. Identification table for ants of the genus Leptothorax (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from central and eastern Palearctic. Zool. Zh. 73(7-8 8: 146-158 (page 153, see also)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Radchenko A. 2004. A review of the ant genera Leptothorax Mayr and Temnothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the eastern Palaearctic. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 50:109-137.