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Temnothorax kathmanduensis
| Temnothorax kathmanduensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | T. kathmanduensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax kathmanduensis Subedi, Budha & Yusupov, 2023 | |
These ants have been collected in Nepal from the planted forest at Tribhuvan University Campus area, Kirtipur in 2016 by hand collection and in 2019 by pitfall trapping along with a queen. They were also hand collected from Sundarijal forest, SNNP in 2020.
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Identification
This species is more closely related with Temnothorax wroughtonii but former can be distinguished from the later by dentate propodeum, distinctly sculptured head and mesosoma. Temnothorax kathmanduensis is also comparable with Temnothorax inermis, but differs from the later in having dentate propodeum, differently sculptured head and mesosoma, shallow pronoto-mesonotal suture, and shape of the petiolar node.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 27.7° to 27.8°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: Subedi et al., 2023
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Nepal (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.
- kathmanduensis. Temnothorax kathmanduensis Subedi, Budha & Yusupov, 2023: 10, figs. 3A–C, 4A–C (w.q.) NEPAL.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Ordered as holotype (paratype, n=6): HL 0.78 (0.78–0.92), HW 0.71 (0.64–0.78), SL 0.64 (0.58–0.75), OL 0.19 (0.18–0.21), FRS 0.28 (0.22–0.28), AL 1.03 (0.97–1.11), AH 0.39 (0.36–0.43), PNW 0.49 (0.46–0.53), HTL 0.64 (0.56–0.64), PL 0.31 (0.25–0.39), PW 0.19 (0.17–0.19), PH 0.22 (0.21–0.25), PPL 0.25 (0.24–0.31), PPW 0.21 (0.22–0.26), CI 1.10 (1.10–1.35), SI1 0.82 (0.67–0.87), SI2 0.90 (0.79–1.17), OI1 0.25 (0.21–0.25), OI2 0.27 (0.26–0.28), PI 1.38 (1.20–1.69), PPI 1.20 (1.12–1.38), AI 2.64 (2.45–3.00).
Head. In full-face view head slightly longer than broad, with little rounded occipital corners and slightly emarginate posterior margin; anterior clypeal margin nearly convex; mandibles with five teeth, apical tooth longest, gradually decrease in size from apex to base; antennae 12-segmented; relatively short scape not reaching the posterior margin of head in full-face view. Mesosoma. Promesonotal suture visible; metanotal groove distinct; propodeal spines very short and triangular (dentate), propodeal declivity concave. Petiole and postpetiole. In profile, petiole with a relatively long peduncle; the anterior and posterior faces inclined, both faces tapered to form a node; subpetiolar process reduced to a small denticle. In profile, postpetiole globular and almost similar in height with petiole; in dorsal view broader than petiole, more or less equal in length and width itself. Gaster. Smooth and shiny. Sculpture and pilosity. Mandible with longitudinal striations, cephalic dorsum with fine, irregular striations, clypeus with 5–7 longitudinal rugulae. In profile view, mesosoma rugulose, fairly weak rugulosity in pronotum, petiole with very weak rugae. Mesosoma dorsum strongly rugulose, petiole weakly rugulose, postpetiole thickly granulated. Erect hair sparsely distributed throughout the body, hairs shorter in head, short suberect dense hairs on antennae, short decumbent hairs on legs, few long setae on anterior clypeal margin. Colour. Body dark brown, more or less uniformly colored, with a little darker head and lighter mandible, antennae and legs.
Queen
HL 0.92, HW 0.81, SL 0.61, OL 0.19, FRS 0.25, AL 1.42, AH 0.83, PNW 0.75, HTL 0.58, PL 0.36, PW 0.22, PH 0.28, PPL 0.31, PPW 0.28, PPH 0.28, CI 1.14, SI1 0.67, SI2 0.76, OI1 0.21, OI2 0.24, PI 1.30, PPI 1.10, AI 1.70.
Head almost like that in workers, but slightly wider, with three distinct ocelli. Scape not reaching posterior cephalic border as in worker. Eyes as large as in workers. Mesosoma relatively longer and much taller. Propodeal spines absent. Petiole and postpetiole as long as that of workers, but little wider. Pronotal dorsum with parallelly arranged longitudinal striations with a smooth and shiny surface between fine ridges, fine striations in mesosoma in profile view. Sculpture in petiole and postpetiole similar to that in workers. Body shiny and color almost like that of workers.
Type Material
- Holotype: worker (CDZMTU HymF116), Nepal: Bagmati Province, Center for Nepal and Asian Studies premises, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, 27.6814°N, 85.2831°E, 1330 m asl, pitfall collection, 27–29.V 2019, leg. I.P. Subedi.
- Paratypes: 6 workers (CDZMTU HymF117), same data as a holotype; 2 workers (CDZMTU HymF118); Nepal: Bagmati Province, Kathmandu, Sundarijal Forest, SNNP, 27.7697°N, 85.4250°E, 1577 m asl, hand collection, 10.X 2020, leg. I.P. Subedi; 2 workers (CDZMTU HymF119), Nepal: Bagmati Province, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, coronation garden, TUC, 27.6814°N, 85.2831°E, 1330 m asl, 1.V 2016, leg. I.P. Subedi; 1 queen (CDZMTU HymF120), same data as a holotype.
Etymology
The species is named after the type locality Kathmandu, a capital city of Nepal.