Temnothorax atlantis

Temnothorax atlantis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Temnothorax
Species group:	angustulus
Species:	T. atlantis
Binomial name
Temnothorax atlantis (Santschi, 1911) Specimen Labels
Subspecies
Temnothorax atlantis brunea Santschi, 1918 Temnothorax atlantis silvanus (Forel, 1907) Temnothorax atlantis suturalis (Santschi, 1931) Temnothorax atlantis veneris (Santschi, 1931)

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 38.533333° to 32.249974°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Algeria (type locality), Iberian Peninsula, Portugal, Spain.

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.

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

Images from AntWeb

Syntype of Leptothorax angustulus brunea. Worker. Specimen code casent0912895. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Nomenclature

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

• atlantis. Leptothorax atlantis Santschi, 1911a: 13, fig. 9 (w.) ALGERIA.
  • Cagniant & Espadaler, 1997: 277 (q.m.).
  • Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271.
  • Subspecies of normandi: Santschi, 1921b: 426.
  • Subspecies of angustulus: Cagniant, 1970a: 420; Bolton, 1995b: 236.
  • Status as species: Emery, 1924d: 253; Bernard, 1945: 134; Cagniant, 1964: 105; Cagniant & Espadaler, 1997: 276; Cagniant, 2006a: 198; Borowiec, L. 2014: 173.

References

• Abdi-Hamecha, L., Barech, G., Khaldi, M., Sadoudi, D. A.-A., Salem, S., Zazgad, I., Cagniant, H. 2021. Diversité des fourmis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) dans la forêt de Yakouren (Algérie) : Estimation de la richesse, biogéographie et taxonomie. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 128(1), 61-72 (doi:10.35929/rsz.0035).
• Arcos, J., Chaves, D., Alarcón, P., Rosado, A. 2022. First record of Temnothorax convexus (Forel, 1894) in Portugal (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with an updated checklist of the ants from the country. Sociobiology, 69(2), e7623 (doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v69i2.7623).
• Arcos, J., Chaves, D., Alarcón, P., Rosado, Á. 2022. First record of Temnothorax convexus (Forel, 1894) in Portugal (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with an updated checklist of the ants from the country. Sociobiology, 692), e7623 (doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v69i2.7623).
• 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.
• Cagniant, H. 1964 [1962]. Étude de quelques fourmis marocaines. Statistique provisoire des Formicidae du Maroc. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 53: 83-118 (page 105, Revived status as species)
• Cagniant, H. 1970a [1969]. Deuxième liste de fourmis d'Algérie récoltées principalement en forêt. (1re partie). Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Toulouse 105: 405-430 (page 420, Subspecies of angustulus)
• Cagniant H., Espadaler X. 1997. Les Leptothorax, Epimyrma et Chalepoxenus du Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Clé et catalogue des espèces. Annales de la Société entomologique de France. 33:259–84. (page 277, queen, male described; Revived status as species, and senior synonym of brunea)
• Emery, C. 1924f [1922]. Hymenoptera. Fam. Formicidae. Subfam. Myrmicinae. [concl.]. Genera Insectorum 174C: 207-397 (page 253, Revived status as species)
• Galkowski, C., Cagniant, H. 2017. Contribution à la connaissance des fourmis du groupe angustulus dans le genre Temnothorax (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Revue de l'Association Roussillonnaise d'Entomologie 26: 180-191.
• Santschi, F. 1911a. Formicides nouveaux de l'Afrique Mineure (4e note). Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 2: 11-14 (page 13, fig. 9 worker described)
• Santschi, F. 1921b. Notes sur les fourmis paléarctiques. I. Quelques fourmis du nord de l'Afrique et des Canaries. Mem. R. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat., Tomo del Cincuentenario: 424-436 (page 426, Stirps of normandi)

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.
• Cagniant, H. and X. Espadaler. 1997. Les Leptothorax, Epimyrma et Chalepoxenus du Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Clé et catalogue des espèces. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (n.s.) 33: 259-284
• Cagniant, H. "Contribution à la connaissance des fourmis marocaines: Aphaenogaster baronii n. sp. (Hyménoptères, Formicoidea, Myrmicidae)." Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse 124 (1988): 43-50.
• Cagniant, H. "Liste actualisee des fourmis du Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8 (2006): 193-200.
• Cagniant, H. Les peuplements de fourmis des forêts algériennes: écologie, biocénotique, essai biologique. Universite de Toulouse, 1973.
• Galkowski C., and H. Cagniant. 2017. Contribution à la connaissance des fourmis du groupe angustulus dans le genre Temnothorax (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Revue de l’Association Roussillonnaise d’Entomologie 26(4): 180-191.
• Santschi, F. 1911. Formicides nouveaux de l'Afrique Mineure (4e note). Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 2: 11-14.
• Santschi, F. "Formicides nouveaux de l'Afrique Mineure (4e note)." Bulletin de la Société d' Histoire naturelle de l' Afrique du Nord 2 (1911): 11-14.