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Temnothorax chushu
| Temnothorax chushu | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | Temnothorax chushu |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax chushu Qian & Xu, 2024 | |
This species inhabits subalpine moist evergreen broadleaf forest (Fig. 69C) and conifer-broadleaf mixed forest (Fig. 69D) at an elevation of 1810–2500 m, forages in soil and on the ground, and nests inside dead branch and dead wood.
Photo Gallery
Qian & Xu (2024), Fig. 69. Middle elevational vegetations. A. Pinus densata Masters forest (2750 m, Bomi, Tibet). B. Pinus armandi Franch. forest (2557 m, Qiaojia, Yunnan). C. Subalpine moist evergreen broadleaf forest (2500 m, Lushui, Yunnan). D. Conifer-broadleaf mixed forest (2500 m, Huaping, Yunnan). E. Moss evergreen broadleaf forest (2450 m. Cangyuan, Yunnan). F. Warm conifer forest (2230 m, Huili, Sichuan). G. Dry-warm valley shrubland (2230 m, Muli, Sichuan). H. Semi-evergreen broadleaf forest (2050 m, Danba, Sichuan). I. Pinus yunnanensis forest (2030 m, Huaping, Yunnan). Photos by Zheng-Hui Xu.
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Identification
This species is similar to Temnothorax maoerensis (Fig. 9), but differs in having head dorsum densely reticulate on the central longitudinal strip, mesopleura densely punctate, petiolar node relatively longer, and body color brownish yellow; in T. maoerensis head dorsum almost smooth on the central longitudinal strip, mesopleura reticulate, petiolar node relatively shorter, and body color blackish brown.
It is also similar to Temnothorax liqiu (Fig. 27), but differs in having scapes with suberect hairs, mesosoma finely reticulate, in lateral view propodeal spines shorter than their basal width, petiolar node weakly reticulate, body color yellow; in T. liqiu scapes with decumbent hairs, mesosoma coarsely reticulate, in lateral view propodeal spines longer than their basal width, petiolar node strongly reticulate, body color yellowish brown.
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Keys including this Species
Distribution
China: Yunnan, Sichuan.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 26° to 23.9°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: Qian & Xu, 2024
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China (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.
- chushu. Temnothorax chushu Qian & Xu, 2024: 14, fig. 8 (w.) CHINA (Yunnan).
Type Material
- Holotype worker CHINA • Yunnan Province, Lushui City, Pianma Town, Pianma; 25.993789° N, 98.660772° E; 2500 m a.s.l.; 25 Apr. 1999; Zheng-Hui Xu leg.; nests inside dead branch in subalpine moist evergreen broadleaf forest; SWFU A99-29.
- Paratype workers CHINA – Yunnan Province • 8 workers; same collection data as for holotype; SWFU A99-29 • 1 worker; Zhenyuan County, Heping Town, Baishiyan; 23.932472° N, 101.432475° E; 2500 m a.s.l.; 18 Apr. 2002; Zheng-Qun Chai leg.; soil sample from subalpine moist evergreen broadleaf forest; SWFU A1557 • 1 worker; same collection data as for preceding; SWFU A1558 • 1 worker; same collection data as for preceding; foraging on the ground; SWFU A1560 • 1 worker; Jingdong County, Taizhong Town, Xujiaba; 24.543966° N, 101.024948° E; 2250 m a.s.l.; 8 Apr. 2002; Zheng-Hui Xu leg.; soil sample from subalpine moist evergreen broadleaf forest; SWFU A00848 • 1 worker; same collection data as for preceding; SWFU A00849 • 1 worker; same collection data as for preceding; SWFU A00850.