Temnothorax subcingulatus

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Temnothorax subcingulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Crematogastrini
Genus: Temnothorax
Species: T. subcingulatus
Binomial name
Temnothorax subcingulatus
(Emery, 1924)

Identification

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Iberian Peninsula, Spain (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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.

  • subcingulatus. Leptothorax luteus var. subcingulata Emery, 1924c: 166 (w.) SPAIN. Menozzi, 1927b: 90 (q.). Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. Raised to species: Collingwood, 1978: 70. Subspecies of luteus: Plateaux, L. & Cagniant, H. 2012: 432.

Description

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.
  • Collingwood, C. A. 1978. A provisional list of Iberian Formicidae with a key to the worker caste (Hym. Aculeata). EOS. Rev. Esp. Entomol. 52: 65-95 (page 70, Raised to species)
  • Emery, C. 1924c. Formiche di Spagna raccolte dal Prof. Filippo Silvestri. Boll. Lab. Zool. Gen. Agrar. R. Sc. Super. Agric. 17: 164-171 (page 166, worker described)
  • Menozzi, C. 1927b. Beitrag zur Ameisenfauna des nördlichen und östlichen Spaniens. Aufzählung der von den Herren Dr. F. Haas (1914-1919) und Prof. A. Seitz (1923) gesammelten Arten. Senckenbergiana 9: 89-92 (page 90, queen described)