Temnothorax zhejiangensis

Temnothorax zhejiangensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Crematogastrini
Genus:	Temnothorax
Species:	T. zhejiangensis
Binomial name
	Temnothorax zhejiangensis; Zhou, Huang, Yu & Liu, 2010

Nothing is known about the biology of Temnothorax zhejiangensis.

Identification

This new species resembles Temnothorax pisarskii in head and mesosoma densely punctate, but differs from the later by propodeum with very long spines, whole body concolorous brownish-yellow.

Keys including this Species

Key to Temnothorax of mainland China

Distribution

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.

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.

Biology

Castes

Known only from the worker caste.

Nomenclature

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

zhejiangensis. Temnothorax zhejiangensis Zhou, et al. 2010: 21, figs. 19-21 (w.) CHINA.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Worker

Holotype. HL 0.58, HW 0.50, SL 0.44, PW 0.34, ML 0.66, PL 0.24, PH 0.17, ESL 0.15. Paratype. HL 0.50, HW 0.42, SL 0.39, PW 0.30, ML 0.56, PL 0.20, PH 0.15, ESL 0.12.

Head longer than broad (CI = 1.16-0.19), with weakly convex sides and occipital margin, rounded occipital corners. Anterior clypeal margin slightly rounded. Antennae 12-segmented , antennal scape relatively long, almost reaching occipital corner (SI1 = 0.75-0.78, SI2 = 0.88-0.93).

Mesonotum with slightly convex dorsum, metanotal groove indistinct. Propodeum in profile with very long, slightly down-curved, sharp spines that are not widened basally (ESLI = 0.28-0.30). Humeri in dorsal view broadly rounded. Petiole longer than high (PI = 1.33-1.41), with a very short anterior peduncle: petiolar node in profile subtriangular, with weakly concave anterior face and narrowly rounded dorsum. Postpetiole as high as petiole, subglobular.

Dorsum of head densely punctuate, appearing dull, fine striations indistinct, present on frons. Mesosoma, petiole and postpetiole densely punctuate, appearing dull. Dorsolateral parts of mesosoma with fine longitudinal striations.

Dorsum of head with short standing hairs, dorsum of mesosoma with longer standing hairs. Whole body concolorous brownish-yellow.

Type Material

Holotype worker. Wuyanling Nature Reserve, Zhejiang Province, 5 August, 2007. Zhao Tan leg. Paratype 1 worker, data as holotype.

Etymology

This species is named after its type locality, Zhejiang.

References