Temnothorax stenotyle

Mackay (2000) "The nest of the type colony was found under a stone on a moist slope covered with pine and spruce. A second nest was also under a stone. The populations range from 53-55 workers. Alate females were found in a nest in August (Cole 1956a). I have been unable to collect this species at the type locality, although I have made 11 visits throughout various seasons and years."



Identification
Mackay (2000) "This is a roughly sculptured, relatively large, dark brown ant, with a 12 segmented antenna. The head, mesosoma, petiole and postpetiole are covered with coarse rugae, the intrarugal spaces are shining. There may be a central area at the vertex without sculpture. The propodeal spines are poorly developed and are essentially elongate angles (approximately 0.05mm in length). The petiole is thick in profile with a blunt apex.

This species can be distinguished from T. tricarinatus as it has a more slender mesosoma and a narrower post-petiolar node. It differs from T. neomexicanus in that it is longer, more rugose and has an opaque head, which lacks distinct punctures and smaller postpetiole. It differs from T. obliquicanthus as the eye is of normal size and shape for the genus. It can be separated from the smaller T. rugithorax as the head is covered with coarse sculpture; the head of T. rugithorax has fine rugulae."

Range
USA. Southeastern Arizona, Cochise Co., Chiricahua Mountains.

Abundance
xxxxx Only known from a few collections. xxxxx

Biology
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Original Combination
Leptothorax stenotyle Cole, 1956e: 214. Replacement name for angustinodus Cole, 1956b: 28. [Junior primary homonym of angustinode: Stitz, 1917: 336.] Combination in L. (Myrafant): Smith, D.R. 1979: 1395; in Temnothorax: Bolton, 2003: 272. See also: MacKay, 2000: 410.

Type Material
As reported in Mackay (2000) "Holotype worker and paratype female in Cole collection, paratype workers in USNM, MCZC, Cole collection, W. Creighton collection and R. Gregg collection [seen]."