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Temnothorax gordiagini
| Temnothorax gordiagini | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | T. gordiagini |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax gordiagini (Ruzsky, 1902) | |
This species, described from Kazakhstan and also known from northern Europe and the Western Siberia region of Russia, is a dulotic social parasite in the nests of Temnothorax serviculus. Colonies in Kazakhstan were found inhabiting narrow galleries between and underneath small stones in the rocky slopes of a hilly region, with some birch and spruce trees (Ruzsky, 1902).
Note that Báthori et al. (2024) removed this species from synonymy with Temnothorax menozzii. Essentially all of the biological notes previously attributed to T. gordiagini now refer to T. menozzii.
| At a Glance | • Dulotic |
Identification
Keys including this Species
Distribution
While Báthori et al. (2024) report that this species is only known from the original type locality in Kazakhstan, Dubovikoff & Yusupov (2017) reported it from Russia (Western Siberia (Tomsk Prov., Novosibirsk Prov., Altai)) and Europe (Sweden, Estonia), as well as Kazakhstan. Additionally, Bracko (2010) mention its occurrence in Astrakhan Province, southwestern Russia.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 53.3° to 53.3°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: Báthori et al., 2024
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Estonia, Kazakhstan (type locality), Russian Federation, Sweden.
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
Association with Other Organisms
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- This species is a dulotic parasite for the ant Temnothorax serviculus (a host) (Buschinger et al., 1984; Báthori et al., 2024).
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- gordiagini. Myrmoxenus gordiagini Ruzsky, 1902b: 475, figs. A-H (1-8) (w.q.m.) KAZAKHSTAN.
- Status as species: Báthori et al., 2024: 28.
Type Material
Báthori et al. (2024) - Syntype M. gordiagini gynes are supposed to be in the Zoological Museum of the Moscow State University, but according to information from the curator of the collection (Dr. Fedoseeva Elena Borisovna), these are not in this collection.
Description
References
- Báthori, F., Seifert, B., Heinze, J., Kiran, K., Karaman, C., Csősz, S. 2024. Taxonomy of the Palearctic socially parasitic Temnothorax (Myrmoxenus) ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). PLOS ONE, 19(10), e0308712 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0308712).
- Bracko G. 2010. First record of a slave-making ant Myrmoxenus gordiagini Ruzsky, 1902 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Slovenia. Acta Entomologica Slovenica 18: 137-142.
- Buschinger, A. 1989a. Evolution, speciation, and inbreeding in the parasitic ant genus Epimyrma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 2: 265-283.
- Buschinger, A.; Winter, U.; Faber, W. 1984 [1983]. The biology of Myrmoxenus gordiagini Ruzsky, a slave-making ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Psyche (Camb.) 90: 335-342.
- Dubovikoff, D.A., Yusupov, Z.M. 2017. Family Formicidae - Ants. In Belokobylskij, S.A., Lelej, A.S.: Annotated catalogue of the Hymenoptera of Russia, Volume 1, Symphyta and Apocrita: Aculeata. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences 321 (Suppl. 6): 197-210.
- Ruzsky, M. 1902b. Neue Ameisen aus Russland. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 17: 469-484 (page 475, figs. A-H 1-8 worker, queen, male described)