Temnothorax flavispinus

Temnothorax flavispinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Temnothorax
Species:	T. flavispinus
Binomial name
Temnothorax flavispinus (André, 1883) Specimen Labels
Subspecies
Temnothorax flavispinus amilcaris (Santschi, 1939) Temnothorax flavispinus clivulus (Santschi, 1939) Temnothorax flavispinus crassispinus (Cagniant, 1970) Temnothorax flavispinus impurus (Santschi, 1939) Temnothorax flavispinus rufescens (Forel, 1907)
Synonyms
Leptothorax nigrita curvispinosus André, 1881

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 36.8° to 23.166667°.

North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

• Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Gibraltar, Iberian Peninsula, Israel (type locality), 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 Temnothorax flavispinus. Worker. Specimen code casent0912929. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Syntype of Temnothorax flavispinus amilcaris. Worker. Specimen code casent0912930. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Syntype of Temnothorax flavispinus clivulus. Worker. Specimen code casent0912932. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Syntype of Temnothorax flavispinus impurus. Worker. Specimen code casent0912934. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Type of unavailable quadrinomial: Leptothorax flavispinus santschii crassispinus. Worker. Specimen code casent0912935. Photographer Z. Lieberman, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland.

Lectotype of Leptothorax nigrita flavispinus. Worker. Specimen code casent0915397. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences.	Owned by MNHN, Paris, France.

Nomenclature

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

• curvispinosus. Leptothorax nigrita var. curvispinosus André, 1881b: 72 (w.) ISRAEL. [Junior primary homonym of curvispinosus Mayr, above.] Replacement name: flavispinus André, 1883a: 302.
• flavispinus. Leptothorax nigrita var. flavispinus André, 1883a: 302. Replacement name for curvispinosus André, 1881b: 72. [Junior primary homonym of curvispinosus Mayr, 1866a: 508.] Menozzi, 1933b: 67 (m.); Kugler, J. & Soussan, 1992: 210 (q.). Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. Raised to species: Emery, 1891b: 5. Current subspecies: nominal plus amilcaris, clivulus, impurus, rufescens.

References

• André, E. 1881c. Catalogue raisonné des Formicides provenant du voyage en Orient de M. Abeille de Perrin et description des espèces nouvelles. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (6)(1): 53-78 (page 72, [Junior primary homonym of curvispinosus Mayr, 1866a: 508.]

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• André, E. 1883a. Les fourmis. [part]. Pp. 281-344 in: André, Edm. 1881-1886. Species des Hyménoptères d'Europe et d'Algérie. Tome Deuxième. Beaune: Edmond André, 919 + 48 pp. (page 302, Replacement name for curvispinosus)
• 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.
• Emery, C. 1891c. Exploration scientifique de la Tunisie. Zoologie. - Hyménoptères. Révision critique des fourmis de la Tunisie. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, iii + 21 pp. (page 5, Raised to species)
• Kugler, J.; Soussan, O. 1992. Redescription and biological observations on Leptothorax flavispinus André (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Isr. J. Entomol. 25- 26: 209-213 (page 210, queen described)
• Menozzi, C. 1933b. Le formiche della Palestina. Memorie della Societa Entomologica Italiana 12: 49-113 (page 67, male described)
• 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. "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.
• Delye, G., and J. L. Bonaric. "Fourmis du sud Marocain." Etude de certains milieux du Maroc et de leux evolution recente RCP 249 (1973).
• Forel A. 1905. Miscellanea myrmécologiques II (1905). Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 49: 155-185.
• Kugler J., and O. Soussan. 1992. Redescription and biological observations on Leptothorax flavispinus André (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 25-26: 209-213.
• 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.
• Saunders, E. "Aculeate Hymenoptera collected by J. J. Walker, at Gibraltar and in North Africa. (Part I - Heterogyna)." Entomologists' Monthly Magazine XXVI (1890): 201-206 y 289-291.
• Vonshak M., and A. Ionescu-Hirsch. 2009. A checklist of the ants of Israel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 39: 33-55.