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Temnothorax xiaoshu
| Temnothorax xiaoshu | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | Temnothorax xiaoshu |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax xiaoshu Qian & Xu, 2024 | |
This species inhabits subalpine moist evergreen broadleaf forest (Fig. 69C) at an elevation of 2500 m, and forages inside dead branches.
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 liqiu (Fig. 27), but differs in having head dorsum and mesosoma coarsely reticulate, in lateral view petiolar node roughly conical with narrowly rounded dorsum, and body color orange, gaster blackish brown; in T. liqiu head dorsum and mesosoma finely reticulate, in lateral view petiolar node roughly trapezoidal with broadly rounded dorsum, and body color reddish brown, head blackish brown.
It is also similar to Temnothorax dashu (Fig. 12), but differs in having metanotal groove strongly impressed in lateral view, propodeal spines as long as their basal width, anterior peduncle as long as petiolar node, head dorsum wholly reticulate; in T. dashu metanotal groove slightly impressed in lateral view, propodeal spines shorter than their basal width, anterior peduncle shorter than petiolar node, head dorsum mainly longitudinally rugose on the central area and reticulate laterally.
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Keys including this Species
Distribution
China: Yunnan.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 26° to 26°.
| 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.
- xiaoshu. Temnothorax xiaoshu Qian & Xu, 2024: 61, fig. 38 (w.) CHINA (Yunnan).
Type Material
- Holotype worker CHINA • Yunnan Province, Lushui City, Pianma Town, Pianma; 25.993789° N, 98.660772° E; 2500 m a.s.l.; 25 Apr. 1999; Zheng-Hui Xu leg.; foraging inside dead branch in subalpine moist evergreen broadleaf forest; SWFU A99-24.
- Paratype worker CHINA • 1 worker; same collection data as for holotype; SWFU A99-24.