Temnothorax longipilosus
Temnothorax longipilosus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
Genus: | Temnothorax |
Species: | T. longipilosus |
Binomial name | |
Temnothorax longipilosus (Santschi, 1912) |
Santschi (1912) described this species from two workers from Le Kef, Tunisia. A collection from Morocco is the only additional record of this species. This Moroccan record was from Bouhachem Natural Park, Dardara, Chefchaouen, in a Quercus suber forest with thick, tall under storey of Erica arborea, Cistus crispus, Cistus monspeliensis and Arbutus unedo, adjacent to an open area with low scrub of C. crispus and some grassy clearings (Taheri & Reyes-Lopez, 2023).
Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 36.182222° to 36.182222°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Morocco, Tunisia (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. |
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. |
Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- longipilosus. Leptothorax longipilosus Santschi, 1912f: 174, fig. 4 (w.) TUNISIA. Santschi, 1923f: 334 (q.). Combination in L. (Temnothorax): Santschi, 1918a: 32; in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 271, Combination in Temnothorax)
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Santschi, F. 1912f. Nouvelles fourmis de Tunisie récoltées par le Dr. Normand. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 3: 172-175 (page 174, fig. 4 worker described)
- Santschi, F. 1918a. Leptothorax nouveaux de l'Afrique Mineure. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afr. Nord 9: 31-38 (page 32, Combination in L. (Temnothorax))
- Santschi, F. 1923f. Messor et autres fourmis paléarctiques. Rev. Suisse Zool. 30: 317-336 (page 334, queen described)
- Taheri, A., Reyes-Lopez, J.L. 2023. New and additional records for the ant fauna (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Morocco. Journal of the Entomological Research Society 25(1): 1-10 (doi:10.51963/jers.v25i1.1995)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Borowiec L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Field Museum Collection, Chicago, Illinois (C. Moreau)
- Santschi, F. 1912. Nouvelles fourmis de Tunisie, récoltées par le Dr Normand. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 3: 172-175.