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Temnothorax leimu
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | T. leimu |
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| Temnothorax leimu Terayama, 2009
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Nothing is known about the biology of Temnothorax leimu.
Identification
Terayama (2009) - This species is easily separated from the other East Asian congeners by the absence of propodeal teeth.
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.
- leimu. Temnothorax leimu Terayama, 2009: 182, fig. 238 (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
Holotype. HL 0.85, HW 0.78, HW-II 0.68, SL 0.55, WL 1.05, PL 0.40, PH 0.26, DPW 0.18, PPL 0.28, PPH 0.28, PPW 0.30, TL 3.2.
Head excluding eyes 1.26 times as long as wide, with straight posterior margin in full face view; frons and vertex with thin longitudinal striae. Antennal scape short, not reaching posterior margin of head. Eye 0.15 mm in doameter. Alitrunk long, with almost straight dorsal margin; propodeal spine absent, posterodorsal corner of propodeum forming a dull angle. Petiole long, with long peduncle; node reversed broad U-shaped in profile; subpetiolar process distinct, bearing anteroventral tooth. Postpetiole as long as high, with convex dorsal margin.
Color. Head, alitrunk, and pedicel dark brown; gaster blackish brown; antenna and legs dark brown.
Type Material
Holotype. Worker, Cuifeng, Nantou Pref., 6.viii.1981, S. Kubota leg. Paratypes. 2w, Febgqihu, Chiayi Pref., 1.v.1981, M. Isono leg. NIAES.
Etymology
The specific epithet is the Chinese noun Leimu, which is the name of a Taiwanese goddess.
References
- Terayama, M. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan. Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University. 17:81-266.
- Qian, Y.-H., Xu, Z.-H. 2024. Taxonomy of the ant genera Leptothorax Mayr, 1855 and Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of China with descriptions of twenty-eight new species and a key to the known Chinese species. European Journal of Taxonomy 936, 1-97 (doi:10.5852/ejt.2024.936.2569).
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
- 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.