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Temnothorax marocanus
| Temnothorax marocanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | T. marocanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax marocanus (Santschi, 1909)
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 33.008735° to 29.889444°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Morocco (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
Association with Other Organisms
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This species is a host for the ant Temnothorax brunneus (a slave maker) in Morocco (Buschinger & Douwes, 1990; Beibl et al., 2005; de la Mora et al., 2021).
Castes
Images from AntWeb
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| Syntype of Leptothorax bugnioni marocana. Queen (alate/dealate). Specimen code casent0912961. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- marocanus. Leptothorax bugnioni var. marocana Santschi, 1909b: 463 (q.m.) MOROCCO.
- Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271.
- Subspecies of bugnioni: Emery, 1924d: 251.
- Status as species: Santschi, 1936c: 203; Bolton, 1995b: 241; Cagniant & Espadaler, 1997: 281; Cagniant, 2006a: 198.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 271, Combination in Temnothorax)
- de la Mora, A., Sankovitz, M., Purcell, J. 2020. Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as host and intruder: recent advances and future directions in the study of exploitative strategies. Myrmecological News 30: 53-71 (doi:10.25849/MYRMECOL.NEWS_030:053).
- Santschi, F. 1909c. Leptothorax rottenbergi et espèces voisines. Rev. Suisse Zool. 17: 459-482 (page 463, queen, male described)
- Santschi, F. 1936c. Liste et descriptions de fourmis du Maroc. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 16: 198-210 (page 203, Raised to species)