Temnothorax versicolor guanahacabibes

Temnothorax versicolor guanahacabibes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Temnothorax
Species group:	sallei
Species:	T. versicolor
Subspecies:	T. versicolor guanahacabibes
Trinomial name
Temnothorax versicolor guanahacabibes (Fontenla Rizo, 1995)

Identification

Prebus (2017) - A member of the sallei clade.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Neotropical Region: Cuba (type locality), Greater Antilles.

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.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• guanahacabibes. Leptothorax versicolor subsp. guanahacabibes Fontenla Rizo, 1995a: 53 (w.) CUBA.

References

• Bolton, B. 2003. Synopsis and Classification of Formicidae. Mem. Am. Entomol. Inst. 71: 370pp (page 272, Combination in Temnothorax)
• Fontenla Rizo, J. L. 1995d. Variación geográfica y taxonomía de Leptothorax versicolor (Roger) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Avicennia 3: 53-60 (page 53, worker described)
• Prebus, M. 2017. Insights into the evolution, biogeography and natural history of the acorn ants, genus Temnothorax Mayr (hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bmc Evolutionary Biology. 17:250. doi:10.1186/s12862-017-1095-8 (The doi link to the publication's journal webpage provides access to the 24 files that accompany this article).