Temnothorax conatensis

This species was discovered in the Conat Nature Reserve within the Eastern Pyrenees of eastern France. The ants were found in areas that that were open and dominated by limestone rock, with colonies nesting either in fissures in the rock or under mossy cover interspersed on the sloped rock faces. Nest size appears to be small. Fifty workers were found in the the largest of the three nests that were best excavated (there was some difficulty in finding the entire nest due to the rock).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: France.

Nomenclature

 *  conatensis. Temnothorax conatensis Galkowski & Lebas, 2016: 82, figs. 3-5 (w.q.) FRANCE.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * Galkowski C., and C. Lebas. 2016. Temnothorax conatensis nov. sp., décrite des Pyrenees-Orientales (France) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Revue de l’Association Roussillonnaise d’Entomologie 25(2): 80-87.
 * Garcia Garcia F., X. Espadaler Gelabert, A. D. Cuesta-Segura, and D. Sanchez-Garcia. 2019. First iberian record for Temnothorax conatensis Galkowski & Lebas, 2016, and update of the distribution for Temnothorax grouvellei (Bondroit, 1918) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Iberomyrmex 10: 22-27.