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Temnothorax leigong
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | T. leigong |
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| Temnothorax leigong Terayama, 2009
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Nothing is known about the biology of Temnothorax leigong.
Identification
Terayama (2009) - Small yellowish species. Easily separated from the other Taiwanese yellowish species, Temnothorax confucii, by the microreticulate head and metasternum, and small body size. Rather it is resembles Temnothorax basara, from the Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan. However, it is separated from the latter by the incised metanotal groove, black gaster, and weakly concave anterior margin of petiolar node.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: Taiwan (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
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Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- leigong. Temnothorax leigong Terayama, 2009: 184 (w.) TAIWAN.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
HL 0.58, HW 0.53, HW-II 0.48, SL 0.48, WL 0.65, PL 0.28, PH 0.18, DPW 0.13, PPL 0.18, PPH 0.18, PPW 0.14, TL 1.4.
Head 1.21 times as long as wide excluding eyes, with convex posterior margin; frons and vertex micro reticulate, without distinct longitudinal rugae. Antennal scape exceeding posterior margin of head. Eye 0.11 mm in maximum diameter. Promesonotum with gently convex dorsum; pronotal disc and mesonotum with reticulate rugae; metanotal groove incised dorsally; metapleuron microreticulate, without longitudinal rugae; propodeum with straight dorsal margin; propodeal spine long and thin, needle-shaped. Petiole with a long peduncle, node reversed U-shaped; subpetiolar process distinct, bearing acute triangular. Postpetiole as long as high, with convex anterodorsal and straight posterodorsal margins.
Color. Head, alitrunk, and pedicel yellowish brown; gaster black excepting basal portion of 1st tergum brown.
Type Material
Holotype. Worker, Wushe, Datong-Cun, Nantou Pref., 5.viii.1982, M. Terayama leg. Paratypes. 1 w, same locality, 23. viii. 1987, S. Kubota leg. NIAES.
Etymology
The specific epithet is the Chinese noun Leigong, which is the name of a Taiwanese god.
References
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Terayama M. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta: Hymenoptera). Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University. Liberal Arts 17:81-266.
- Terayama Mamoru. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta, Hymenoptera). The Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University 17: 81-266.
- Terayama, M. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta; Hymenoptera). The Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University 17: 81-266.