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Temnothorax isabellae
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species group: | sallei |
| Species: | T. isabellae |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax isabellae (Wheeler, W.M., 1908)
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Wheeler (1931) states this ant has been reported as nesting between the leaves or among the roots of epiphytic Tilandsias or among the roots of ephipytic orchids. There are also observations of nests in hollow twigs of trees or shrubs.
Identification
Prebus (2017) - A member of the sallei clade.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 18.327803° to 18.154°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Greater Antilles, Puerto Rico (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
Life History Traits
- Queen number: monogynous (Frumhoff & Ward, 1992)
Castes
Worker
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Syntype of Macromischa isabellae. Worker. Specimen code casent0915380. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by MNHN, Paris, France. |
   
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- isabellae. Macromischa isabellae Wheeler, W.M. 1908a: 138, pl. 11, figs. 1, 2 (w.q.m.) PUERTO RICO. Combination in Leptothorax: Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 456; in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. Senior synonym of hyperisabellae, mutica: Snelling, R.R. 1986: 155.
- mutica. Macromischa isabellae subsp. mutica Smith, M.R. 1937: 847 (w.) PUERTO RICO. Combination in Leptothorax: Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 464. Raised to species: Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 464. Junior synonym of isabellae: Snelling, R.R. 1986: 155.
- hyperisabellae. Leptothorax hyperisabellae Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 453, figs. 38, 88 (w.) PUERTO RICO. Junior synonym of isabellae: Snelling, R.R. 1986: 155.
Description
References
- Baroni Urbani, C. 1978b. Materiali per una revisione dei Leptothorax neotropicali appartenenti al sottogenere Macromischa Roger, n. comb. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Entomol. Basil. 3: 395-618 (page 456, Combination in Leptothorax)
- Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 271, Combination in Temnothorax)
- Prebus, M. 2017. Insights into the evolution, biogeography and natural history of the acorn ants, genus Temnothorax Mayr (hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bmc Evolutionary Biology. 17:250. doi:10.1186/s12862-017-1095-8 (The doi link to the publication's journal webpage provides access to the 24 files that accompany this article).
- Prebus, M.M. 2021. Taxonomic revision of the Temnothorax salvini clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a key to the clades of New World Temnothorax. PeerJ 9, e11514 (doi:10.7717/peerj.11514).
- Snelling, R. R. 1986. New synonymy in Caribbean ants of the genus Leptothorax (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 88: 154-156 (page 155, Senior synonym of hyperisabellae and mutica)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1908a. The ants of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 24: 117-158 (page 138, pl. 11, figs 1, 2 worker, queen, male described)
- Wheeler, W. M. 1931b. New and little-known ants of the genera Macromischa, Creosomyrmex and Antillaemyrmex. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 72:1-34.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Baroni Urbani C. 1978. Materiali per una revisione dei Leptothorax neotropicali appartenenti al sottogenere Macromischa Roger, n. comb. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Entomol. Basil. 3: 395-618.
- Brandao, C.R.F. 1991. Adendos ao catalogo abreviado das formigas da regiao neotropical (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 35: 319-412.
- Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
- Smith M. R. 1937. The ants of Puerto Rico. Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 20: 819-875.
- Snelling R. R. 1986. New synonymy in Caribbean ants of the genus Leptothorax (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 88: 154-156.
- Torres, Juan A. and Roy R. Snelling. 1997. Biogeography of Puerto Rican ants: a non-equilibrium case?. Biodiversity and Conservation 6:1103-1121.
- Wheeler W. M. 1908. The ants of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 24: 117-158.
- Wheeler W. M. 1931. New and little-known ants of the genera Macromischa, Creosomyrmex and Antillaemyrmex. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 72: 1-34.
- Wheeler W. M. 1937. Ants mostly from the mountains of Cuba. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 81: 439-465.