Temnothorax convexus

Temnothorax convexus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Temnothorax
Species group:	angustulus
Species:	T. convexus
Binomial name
Temnothorax convexus (Forel, 1894) Specimen Labels
Synonyms
Leptothorax submuticus Emery, 1915

This species was originally described from workers captured in northern Algeria in M’Sila cork oak Quercus suber forest. In Morocco, Taheri & Reyes-Lopez (2023) report that it is only known from Tangier (as Leptothorax submuticus). In their revision of the Temnothorax angustulus group, to which this species belongs, Galkowski & Cagniant (2017) state that T. convexus has not been collected again either in Morocco or in Algeria since the description of it and of its junior synonym. Recently, the species has been reported in southern Iberia in Gibraltar, and in the Spanish province of Cadiz (Guillem & Bensusan, 2019). Taheri & Reyes-Lopez's (2023) findings confirm that it also inhabits the Rif area in Morocco.

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 36.2934667° 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), Morocco, Portugal.

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.

Nomenclature

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

• convexus. Leptothorax convexus Forel, 1894d: 36 (w.) ALGERIA. Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. Senior synonym of submuticus: Cagniant & Espadaler, 1997: 278.
• submuticus. Leptothorax submuticus Emery, 1915a: 261 (w.q.) MOROCCO. Junior synonym of convexus: Cagniant & Espadaler, 1997: 278.

References

• 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.; Espadaler, X. 1997. Les Leptothorax, Epimyrma et Chalepoxenus du Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Clé et catalogue des espèces. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (n.s.) 33: 259-284 (page 278, Senior synonym of submuticus)
• Forel, A. 1894d. Les Formicides de la Province d'Oran (Algérie). Bull. Soc. Vaudoise Sci. Nat. 30: 1-45 (page 36, worker described)
• 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.
• Taheri, A., Reyes-Lopez, J.L. 2023. New and additional records for the ant fauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Morocco. Journal of the Entomological Research Society 25(1): 1-10 (doi:10.51963/jers.v25i1.1995)
• Tinaut, A., Reyes-Lopez, J. 2020. Descripción de una nueva especie para la península ibérica: Temnothorax alfacarensis n. sp. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Boln. Asoc. esp. Ent. 44 (3-4): 359-378.

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. "Liste actualisee des fourmis du Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8 (2006): 193-200.
• Cagniant, H. "Étude de quelques fourmis marocaines. Statistique provisoire des Formicidae du Maroc." Bulletin de la Société d' Histoire naturelle de l' Afrique du Nord 53 (1964): 83-118.
• Cagniant, H. Les peuplements de fourmis des forêts algériennes: écologie, biocénotique, essai biologique. Universite de Toulouse, 1973.
• Forel, A. 1894. Les formicides de la province d'Oran (Algerie). Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 30: 1-45.
• 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.
• Guillem R, and K. Bensusan. 2019. Two new species of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for Europe, from southern Iberia. Rev. Soc. Gad. Hist. Nat. 13: 5-10.