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Temnothorax qingming
| Temnothorax qingming | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | Temnothorax qingming |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax qingming Qian & Xu, 2024 | |
This species inhabits Pinus yunnanensis forest (Fig. 69I) at an elevation of 2560 m, and was found foraging beneath a stone.
Photo Gallery
Qian & Xu (2024), Fig. 69. Middle elevational vegetations. A. Pinus densata Masters forest (2750 m, Bomi, Tibet). B. Pinus armandi Franch. forest (2557 m, Qiaojia, Yunnan). C. Subalpine moist evergreen broadleaf forest (2500 m, Lushui, Yunnan). D. Conifer-broadleaf mixed forest (2500 m, Huaping, Yunnan). E. Moss evergreen broadleaf forest (2450 m. Cangyuan, Yunnan). F. Warm conifer forest (2230 m, Huili, Sichuan). G. Dry-warm valley shrubland (2230 m, Muli, Sichuan). H. Semi-evergreen broadleaf forest (2050 m, Danba, Sichuan). I. Pinus yunnanensis forest (2030 m, Huaping, Yunnan). Photos by Zheng-Hui Xu.
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Identification
This species is similar to Temnothorax wui (Fig. 31), but differs in having head dorsum wholly smooth, posterior head margin weakly convex, propodeal spines as long as their basal width, and petiolar node roughly conical with narrowly rounded sumit; in T. wui head dorsum smooth on the central longitudinal strip, piosterior head margin slightly concave, propodeal spines longer than their basal width, and petiolar node roughly triangular with acute summit.
It is also similar to Temnothorax chunfen (Fig. 6), but differs in having propodeal spines sharp and weakly longer than their basal width in lateral view, petiolar node relatively lower, promesonotum finely reticulate; in T. chunfen propodeal spines stout and shorter than their basal width in lateral view, petiolar node relatively higher, pronotum and dorsum of mesonotum smooth.
It is also similar to Temnothorax guyu (Fig. 19), but differs in having dorsum of mesonotum and propodeum straight in lateral view, propodeal spines shortly spined and weakly longer than their basal width, head dorsum wholly smooth; in T. guyu dorsum of mesonotum and propodeum weakly convex in lateral view, propodeal spines rightly angled and shorter than their basal width, head dorsum smooth on the central longitudinal strip and reticulate laterally.
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Keys including this Species
Distribution
China: Tibet.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 29.9° to 29.9°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: Qian & Xu, 2024
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: China (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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- qingming. Temnothorax qingming Qian & Xu, 2024: 46, fig. 30 (w.) CHINA (Tibet).
Type Material
- Holotype worker CHINA • Tibet, Linzhi County, Lulang Town, Dongjiu Village; 29.950200° N, 94.795417° E; 2560 m a.s.l.; 19 Sep. 2007; Long-Guan Chen leg.; forages beneath stones in Pinus yunnanensis forest; SWFU A07-56.