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Temnothorax alpinus
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | T. alpinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax alpinus (Ruzsky, 1902)
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Identification
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Georgia, 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
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| Worker. Specimen code casent0906171. Photographer Cerise Chen, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMUK, London, UK. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- alpinus. Leptothorax alpinus Ruzsky, 1902d: 22 (w.) RUSSIA.
- Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271.
- Subspecies of tuberum: Ruzsky, 1905b: 598.
- Revived status as species: Radchenko, 1994d: 150 (in key); Radchenko, 1996c: 17.
- Senior synonym of werneri: Radchenko, Yusupov & Fedoseeva, 2015: 163.
- werneri. Leptothorax werneri Radchenko, 1994i: 24, fig. 2 (w.) CAUCASUS.
- Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271.
- Junior synonym of alpinus: Radchenko, Yusupov & Fedoseeva, 2015: 163.
- See also: Radchenko, 1994d: 149.
Type Material
Types studied by Salata et al. (2018): Temnothorax alpinus: Lectotype (w.) (CASENT09090410): [L. tuberum | v. alpinus | Ruzsky || Lectotype | Leptothorax alpinus | Ruzsky, 1902 | det. A. Schulz & M. Verhaagh 1999 || Cotypus || r. L. alpinus | Ruzsky || Coll. Forel. | ANTWEB | CASENT | 0909041 || Kaukasus, | unreadible written] (MHNG).
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 271, Combination in Temnothorax)
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- 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 150, Revived status as species (in key))
- Radchenko, A. G. 1996c. A review of the ant genus Leptothorax (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of central and eastern Palearctic. Communication 4. Group congruus. Species of uncertain position. Zoogeographical characteristics. Vestn. Zool. 1996((1/2)): 16-22 (page 17, Revived status as species)
- Radchenko, A.G., Yusupov, Z.M., Fedoseeva, E.B. 2015. Taxonomic notes for some Caucasian Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with descriptions of three new species. Caucasian Entomomological Bulletin 11: 161–167.
- Ruzsky, M. 1902c. The ants of the vicinity of the Aral Sea. Izv. Turkest. Otd. Imp. Rus. Geogr. Obshch. 3(1 1: 1-24 (page 22, worker described)
- Ruzsky, M. 1905b. The ants of Russia. (Formicariae Imperii Rossici). Systematics, geography and data on the biology of Russian ants. Part I. Tr. Obshch. Estestvoispyt. Imp. Kazan. Univ. 38(4-6 6: 1-800 (page 598, Subspecies of tuberum)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Dubovikoff D. A., and Z. M. Yusupov. 2018. Family Formicidae - Ants. In Belokobylskij S. A. and A. S. Lelej: Annotated catalogue of the Hymenoptera of Russia. Proceedingss of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences 6: 197-210.
- Gratiashvili N., Barjadze S. 2008. Checklist of the ants (Formicidae Latreille, 1809) of Georgia. Proceedings of the Institute of Zoology (Tbilisi) 23: 130-146.
- Radchenko A. G., Z. M. Yusupov, and E. B. Fedoseeva. 2015. Taxonomic notes for some Caucasian Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with descriptions of three new species. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 11(1): 161-167.