Temnothorax alinae

T. alinae was found in a nest of Leptothorax acervorum in a Larix forest. It may be a social parasite of the latter species, but this question needs additional investigations. (Radchenko 2004)

Identification
Radchenko (2004) - Superficially T. alinae is similar to the species of the genus Leptothorax, particularly to Leptothorax muscorum and Leptothorax scamni, but well differs from them by its 12-segmented antennae.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Russian Federation.

Nomenclature

 *  alinae. Leptothorax alinae Radchenko, 1994i: 31, fig. 6 (w.) RUSSIA. Combination in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 271. See also: Radchenko, 1994d: 153.

Type Material
6 workers (holotype and paratypes), “Primorsky Region, Ussuriysky Distr., Shufanskoye plateau, Larix forest, 8.vi.1973, leg. A. KUPYANSKAYA” (, BPI, ).

Etymology
This species was dedicated to Alina Kupyanskaya, a well-known Russian myrmecologist.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Radchenko A. 2004. A review of the ant genera Leptothorax Mayr and Temnothorax Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the eastern Palaearctic. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 50:109-137.