Temnothorax personatus

Temnothorax personatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Temnothorax
Species:	T. personatus
Binomial name
Temnothorax personatus (Cagniant, 1987) Specimen Labels

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 35.17555556° to 32.249974°.

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.

• personatus. Leptothorax personatus Cagniant, 1987c: 243, figs. 1-3 (w.q.m.) MOROCCO. Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271.

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.
• Cagniant, H. 1987c [1986]. Contribution à la connaissance des fourmis marocaines. Leptothorax personatus n. sp. (Hym. Formicoidea). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 91: 243-250. (page 243, figs. 1-3 worker, queen, male described)

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

• Cagniant, H. "Contribution à la connaissance des fourmis marocaines. Leptothorax personatus n. sp. (Hym. Formicoidea)." Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 91 (1987): 243-250.
• Cagniant, H. "Liste actualisee des fourmis du Maroc (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)." Myrmecologische Nachrichten 8 (2006): 193-200.
• Taheri A., J. Reyes-Lopez, and N. Bennas. 2014. Contribution a l'etude de la fauna myrmecologique du parc national de Talassemtane (nord du Maroc): biodiversite, biogeographie et especes indicatrices. Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa (S.E.A.), 54: 225–236.
• Taheri A., J. Reyes-Lopez, and X. Espadaler. 2010. Citas nuevas o interesantes de hormigas (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) para Marruevos. Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa (S.E.A.) 47: 299?300.