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Temnothorax xiaoxue
| Temnothorax xiaoxue | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Crematogastrini |
| Genus: | Temnothorax |
| Species: | Temnothorax xiaoxue |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnothorax xiaoxue Qian & Xu, 2024 | |
This species inhabits conifer-broadleaf mixed forest (Fig. 69D) at an elevation of 1950 m, and forages on the ground.
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 striatus (Fig. 40), but differs in having petiolar node roughly trapezoidal with obvious posterior corner in lateral view, apices of antennal scapes obviously surpassing posterior head margin, and body color reddish brown; in T. striatus petiolar node roughly triangular without obvious posterior corner in lateral view, apices of antennal scapes just reached to posterior head margin, and body color yellowish brown.
It is also similar to Temnothorax xia (Fig. 35), but differs in having anterior peduncle shorter than petiolar node in lateral view, pronotal sides reticulate, scapes with suberect hairs; in T. xia anterior peduncle about as long as petiolar node in lateral view, pronotal sides coarsely longitudinally rugose, scapes with only decumbent pubescence.
It is also similar to Temnothorax qiufen (Fig. 33), but differs in having propodeal spines longer than half length of declivity in lateral view, petiolar node symmetrical and nearly trapezoidal, head dorsum wholly longitudinally rugose; in T. qiufen propodeal spines as long as half length of declivity in lateral view, petiolar node asymmetrical and nearly triangular, head dorsum longitudinally rugose but smooth on the central narrow strip.
Photo Gallery
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Keys including this Species
Distribution
China: Yunnan.
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 25° to 25°.
| 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.
- xiaoxue. Temnothorax xiaoxue Qian & Xu, 2024: 63, fig. 39 (w.) CHINA (Yunnan).
Type Material
- Holotype worker CHINA • Yunnan Province, Kunming City, Xishan Mountain, Taihua Temple; 24.967782° N, 102.636006° E; 1950 m a.s.l.; 2 May 2001; Ji-Ling Zhang leg.; ground sample from conifer-broadleaf mixed forest; SWFU A00436.
- Paratype worker CHINA • 1 worker; same collection data as for holotype; SWFU A00436.