Temnothorax microreticulatus

The species has been collected from two localities, Manali and Khajjiar of Himachal Pradesh. The specimens were collected from soil and under stones by hand collecting. In Manali the area was forested, beside a river with good amount of moisture in the soil. It was a dense pine forest with little undergrowth. The nest was few inches deep. The other locality was a forested area with scarce undergrowth. The collection was done on a hill slope mostly covered by grasses.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India.

Nomenclature

 *  microreticulatus. Temnothorax microreticulatus Bharti, Gul & Schulz, 2012: 331, figs. 10-15 (w.q.) INDIA.