Temnothorax isabellae

Wheeler (1931) states this ant has been reported as nesting between the leaves or among the roots of epiphytic Tilandsias or among the roots of ephipytic orchids. There are also observations of nests in hollow twigs of trees or shrubs.

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

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Neotropical Region: Greater Antilles, Puerto Rico.

Nomenclature

 *  isabellae. Macromischa isabellae Wheeler, W.M. 1908a: 138, pl. 11, figs. 1, 2 (w.q.m.) PUERTO RICO. Combination in Leptothorax: Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 456; in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. Senior synonym of hyperisabellae, mutica: Snelling, R.R. 1986: 155.
 * mutica. Macromischa isabellae subsp. mutica Smith, M.R. 1937: 847 (w.) PUERTO RICO. Combination in Leptothorax: Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 464. Raised to species: Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 464. Junior synonym of isabellae: Snelling, R.R. 1986: 155.
 * hyperisabellae. Leptothorax hyperisabellae Baroni Urbani, 1978b: 453, figs. 38, 88 (w.) PUERTO RICO. Junior synonym of isabellae: Snelling, R.R. 1986: 155.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Baroni Urbani C. 1978. Materiali per una revisione dei Leptothorax neotropicali appartenenti al sottogenere Macromischa Roger, n. comb. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Entomol. Basil. 3: 395-618.
 * Brandao, C.R.F. 1991. Adendos ao catalogo abreviado das formigas da regiao neotropical (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Rev. Bras. Entomol. 35: 319-412.
 * Kempf, W.W. 1972. Catalago abreviado das formigas da regiao Neotropical (Hym. Formicidae) Studia Entomologica 15(1-4).
 * Smith M. R. 1937. The ants of Puerto Rico. Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 20: 819-875.
 * Snelling R. R. 1986. New synonymy in Caribbean ants of the genus Leptothorax (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 88: 154-156.
 * Torres, Juan A. and Roy R. Snelling. 1997. Biogeography of Puerto Rican ants: a non-equilibrium case?. Biodiversity and Conservation 6:1103-1121.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1908. The ants of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 24: 117-158.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1931. New and little-known ants of the genera Macromischa, Creosomyrmex and Antillaemyrmex. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 72: 1-34.
 * Wheeler W. M. 1937. Ants mostly from the mountains of Cuba. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 81: 439-465.