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Temnothorax shuangjiang
| Temnothorax shuangjiang | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | Temnothorax shuangjiang |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax shuangjiang Qian & Xu, 2024 | |
This species inhabits Pinus yunnanensis forest (Fig. 69I) at an elevation of 2030 m, and forages in soil.
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 qiu (Fig. 32), but differs in having head dorsum irregularly longitudinally rugose on the central area, apices of antennal scapes falled to reach posterior head margin, and mesosoma coarsely reticulate; in T. qiu head dorsum parallelly longitudinally rugose on the central area, apices of antennal scapes surpassed posterior head margin, and mesosoma densely reticulate.
It is also similar to Temnothorax lixia (Fig. 28), but differs in having propodeal spines longer than half length of declivity in lateral view, head dorsum longitudinally wavely rugose; in T. lixia propodeal spines shorter than half length of declivity in lateral view, head dorsum longitudinally straightly rugose.
It is also similar to Temnothorax qiufen (Fig. 33), but differs in having dorsum of mesonotum and propodeum weakly convex in lateral view, propodeal spines longer than half length of declivity, petiolar node with narrowly rounded dorsum, head dorsum wholly wavely rugose; in T. qiufen dorsum of mesonotum and propodeum straight in lateral view, propodeal spines about half length of declivity, petiolar node with rightly angled antertodorsal corner, head dorsum smooth on the central longitudinal narrow strip, longitudinally rugose laterally.
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Keys including this Species
Distribution
China: Yunnan.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 26.6° to 26.6°.
| 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.
- shuangjiang. Temnothorax shuangjiang Qian & Xu, 2024: 52, fig. 34 (w.) CHINA (Yunnan).
Type Material
- Holotype worker CHINA • Yunnan Province, Huaping County, Xinzhuang Town, Tianxing Forest Farm; 26.636450° N, 101.149017° E; 2030 m a.s.l.; 15 Mar. 2013; Shun-Rong Pu leg.; soil sample from Pinus yunnanensis forest; SWFU A13-198.