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Temnothorax risii
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | T. risii |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax risii (Forel, 1892)
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Identification
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 28.494722° to 27.774167°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Canary Islands (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.
- risii. Leptothorax risii Forel, 1892g: 456 (w.) SPAIN (Canary Is). Santschi, 1909b: 470 (q.); Espadaler & Rodriguez, 1989: 141 (m.). Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. Senior synonym of globulinodis: Barquin, 1981: 256; of armouri, elongatus: Hohmann, La Roche, et al. 1993: 151.
- globulinodis. Leptothorax risii st. globulinodis Santschi, 1909b: 471, fig. 4 (w.) SPAIN (Canary Is). Junior synonym of risii: Barquin, 1981: 256.
- elongatus. Leptothorax elongatus Santschi, 1919e: 247 (w.) SPAIN (Canary Is). Junior synonym of risii: Hohmann, La Roche, et al. 1993: 151.
- armouri. Leptothorax risii subsp. armouri Wheeler, W.M. 1927g: 111 (w.) SPAIN (Canary Is). Junior synonym of risii: Hohmann, La Roche, et al. 1993: 151.
Description
References
- Espadaler, X.; Rodríguez, R. 1989. The male of Leptothorax risi Forel, 1892 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Orsis (Org. Sist.) 4: 141-144. (page 141, male described)
- Barquín, J. 1981. Las hormigas de Canarias. Taxonomía, ecología y distribución de los Formicidae. Colecc. Monogr. (Secr. Publ. Univ. La Laguna) 3: 1-584 (page 256, Senior synonym of globulinodis)
- 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.
- Forel, A. 1892g. Quelques fourmis de la faune méditerranéenne. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 36: 452-457 (page 456, worker described)
- Hohmann, H.; La Roche, F.; Ortega, G.; Barquín, J. 1993. Bienen, Wespen und Ameisen der Kanarischen Inseln. Veröff. Überseemus. Bremen Naturwiss. 12: 14-712 (page 151, Senior synonym of armouri and elongatus)
- Santschi, F. 1909c. Leptothorax rottenbergi et espèces voisines. Rev. Suisse Zool. 17: 459-482 (page 470, queen described)
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.
- Emery, C. "Voyage de M. Ch. Alluaud aux îles Canaries. Formicides." Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 62 (1893): 81-88.
- Espadaler, X. "The male of Leptothorax risi Forel, 1892." Orsis 4 (1989): 141-144.
- Hohmann H., F. La Roche, G. Ortega, and J. Barquín. 1993. Bienen, Wespen und Ameisen der Kanarischen Inseln. Veröff. Überseemus. Bremen Naturwiss. 12: 14.
- Moser J. C. and M. S. Blum. 1960. The Formicidae of Louisiana. Insect Conditions in Louisiana 3: 48-50
- Santschi, F. "Fourmis d'Espagne et des Canaries." Boletín de la Real Sociedad española de Historia natural (Madrid) 19 (1919): 241-248.
- Santschi, F. "Leptothorax rottenbergi et espèces voisines." Revue Suisse de Zoologie 17 (1909): 459-482.
- Wellenius, O. H. "Entomologische Ergebnisse der finnländischen Kanaren-Expedition 1947-1951. No. 10. Formicidae Insularum Canariensium. Systematik, Ökologie und Verbreitung der Kanarischen Formiciden." Commentationes Biologicae Societas Scienitarum Fennica 15(8) (1955): 1-20.
- Wheeler, W. M. "The ants of the Canary Islands." Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 62 (1927): 93-120.
- Wolf, H. "Zur Kenntnis der Aculeaten Fauna (Hymenoptera) von Gran Canaria und Teneriffa." Vieraea Vol. 9 (1- (1979): 65-78.