Temnothorax mirabilis

Temnothorax mirabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Temnothorax
Species:	T. mirabilis
Binomial name
Temnothorax mirabilis (Espadaler & Cagniant, 1996) Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 33.366667° to 33.361716°.

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.

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.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• mirabilis. Leptothorax mirabilis Espadaler & Cagniant, 1996: 332, figs. 1-4 (w.q.m.) MOROCCO. Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271.

Type Material

Types studied by Salata et al. (2018): Temnothorax mirabilis: Paratype (w.) (CASENT0912965): [Paratypus | L. mirabilis Espadaler | & Cagniant det. || Dj. Hebri, Atlas Mitja | (M) 15-V-1987 | X. Espadaler leg. || ANTWEB | VASENT | 0912965] (NHMB).

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.
• Espadaler, X.; Cagniant, H. 1996. Leptothorax mirabilis n. sp. une espèce énigmatique du Maroc (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Bull. Soc. Zool. Fr. 121: 331-337 (page 332, figs. 1-4 worker, queen, male described)
• Salata, S., Borowiec, L., Trichas, A. 2018. Taxonomic revision of the Cretan fauna of the genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with notes on the endemism of ant fauna of Crete. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 68(4): 769-808 (DOI 10.3161/00034541ANZ2018.68.4.004).
• Tinaut, A., Reyes-Lopez, J. 2020. Descripción de una nueva especie para la península ibérica: Temnothorax alfacarensis n. sp. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Boln. Asoc. esp. Ent. 44 (3-4): 359-378.

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.
• Cagniant, H. "Liste actualisee des fourmis du Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8 (2006): 193-200.
• Espadaler, X., and H. Cagniant. "Leptothorax mirabilis n. sp., an enigmatic species from Morocco (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)." Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 121 (4) (1996): 331-337.